Shafiqua Maloney
St Vincent & Grenadines athlete born 1999
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Shafiqua Maloney (born 27 February 1999) is a Vincentian middle-distance runner.[1][2] She holds the 800 m national record both indoors and outdoors.
Shafiqua Maloney at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1999 (age 27) Richland Park, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Medal record | |
NCAA career
She studied for two years at Southern Illinois University and in 2018 moved to the University of Arkansas.[2] She has competed at 200m, 400m, 800m and in 300m hurdles events. She won the 800m gold and the 400m silver medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[3]
In the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Maloney placed 6th in the 800m[4] and won gold with her team in the 4x400m relay.[5][6]
Professional career
She competed in the women's 800m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] and was the sole flag-bearer for her country in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[7]
Maloney also competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, finishing 4th in the women's 800m final.[8]
Statistics
| Grand Slam Track results[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short distance | 1500 m | 7th | 4:16.35 | US$12,500 |
| 800 m | 6th | 2:00.96 | |||
