Jane Furniss-Shields
# Jane Furniss-Shields

Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.

## Athletics career

At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, team silver in 1984 and team bronze in 1982, and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships, and represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Great Britain / England ||||||
| 1981 | World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | 22nd | 4.4 km | 14:56 |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th | 4.7 km | 15:06 |
| 1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 9th | 4.1 km | 14:27 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 3000 m | 8:45.69 |
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | New York, United States | 5th | 5.0 km | 16:10 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | heats | 3000 m | 8:48.00 |
| 1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 34th | 4.7 km | 15:43 |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 7th | 3000 m | 9:13.65 |
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 31st | 5.1 km | 17:41 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 26th (h) | 10,000 m | 32:46.07 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 10,000 m | 32:59.42 |

### Personal bests

* 1500m – 4:11.51 (1983)
* Mile – 4:30.29 (1983)
* 3000 m – 8:45.69 (1983)
* 5000 m – 15:32.34 (1988)
* 10,000 m – 32:42.0 (1988)
