Ryan Shields
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983[1]
Home townChicago, Illinois
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 60 metres
College teamWayland Baptist Pioneers[2]
ClubHAAG Atletiek[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100m:
    •  • 9.89 w (+4.8) (2017)
    •  • 10.16 (+1.5) (2017)
  • 60m: 6.56 (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
European Champion Clubs Cup Group B
Bronze medal – third place2016 Leiria100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Leiria200 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Leiria4 × 100 m

Ryan Shields (born 12 May 1983) is a Jamaican former sprinter. He was described as "the most accomplished sprinter in IHSA history" and finished 3rd in the 2017 Stockholm Diamond League with a wind-aided 100 metres time of 9.89 seconds.[3]

Biography

Shields grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a standout prep sprinter for Leo Catholic High School.[4] He was the first ever to win Class A state titles in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, which he did three years in a row.[5][2]

Though his grade-point average was sufficient, Shields did not have the necessary ACT score to qualify for an NCAA Division I scholarship.[6] Because of this, Shields competed for the Wayland Baptist Pioneers track and field team in college, an NAIA school. He set the NAIA national indoor record in the 200 m and won several NAIA national titles from 2003 to 2006.[2][7]

After 2008, Shields was training under the HAAG Atletiek club in the Netherlands. He competed at the 2008 Jamaican Athletics Championship, where he did not qualify for the finals.[1]

In 2016, Shields secured podium finishes in Group B at the European Champion Clubs Cup, finishing 3rd in the 100 m and 200 m, and 2nd in the 4 × 100 m.[1] In 2017 at the Stockholm Diamond League, Shields clocked a wind-aided 9.89-second performance in the 100 metres, finishing 3rd behind Andre de Grasse and Ben Youssef Meite.[8]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
100 metres (wind assisted)9.89 w (+4.8 m/s)Stockholm Diamond LeagueStockholm, Sweden18 June 2017
100 metres (wind legal)10.16 (+1.5 m/s)IFAM OordegemOordegem, Belgium27 May 2017
60 metres6.56Orlen Cup 2017Łódź, Poland16 February 2017

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ryan Shields at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Leo star Shields hits his stride in college". Chicago Tribune. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Catholic League Track & Field". www.chicagocatholicleague.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Leo Lions – Leo High School". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW". Track Football Consortium. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sprinter in a class by himself". Chicago Tribune. 9 June 2002. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Staff, The Herald (25 May 2003). "Shields wins nationals 05-25-2003". Plainview Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jamaican Ryan Shields clocks wind-aided 9.89s Diamond League sprint | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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