{{Short description|Jamaican long jumper (born 1997)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Shawn-D Thompson | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Athletics | event = Long jump | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''Long jump:''' 8.22 m (Joensuu, 2024) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{JAM}}}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2022 Freeport|Long jump}} {{MedalBronze | 2025 Freeport|Long jump}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2019 Querétaro|Long jump}} }} '''Shawn-D Thompson''' (born 20 January 1997) is a Jamaican long jumper.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shawn-d-thompson-14691402|website=World Athletics|date=30 June 2024|title=Shawn-D Thompson}}</ref>
==Early life== He attended GC Foster College in Spanish Town.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.trackalerts.com/2020/02/shawn-d-thompson-gets-close-to-tokyo2020-olympics-qualifying-mark/#google_vignette|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=29 June 2024|title=Shawn D Thompson gets close to Tokyo2020 Olympics qualifying mark|first= Anthony|last= Foster|date=February 10, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== He is coached by Marlon Gayle and has based his run-up style on Ivan Pedroso of Cuba.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230703/cuban-jumpers-impress-shawn-d-thompson|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=29 June 2024|title=Cuban jumpers impress Shawn-D Thompson|date= July 3, 2023 | first=Hubert|last= Lawrence}}</ref> He was a silver medalist at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico, with a jump of 8.05 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7133264?eventId=10229617| website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= NACAC U23 Championships|date=5 July 2019}}</ref>
He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, jumping 8.05 metres but missing out on bronze by a centimetre.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220804/cg2022-jamaican-misses-bronze-mens-long-jump|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= Jamaican misses bronze in men's long jump|date=4 August 2022}}</ref> He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a jump of 7.75 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147635?eventId=10229617|website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= NACAC Championships|date=19 August 2022}}</ref>
In June 2024, he competed at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump and was initially credited with a second place finish and a new personal best although the jump was later ruled to have been a foul.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/06/29/nationaltrials-massive-pb-shawn-d-thompson-earns-olympic-spot-long-jump/ |website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=30 June 2024|date=29 June 2024|title= Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146324/shericka-jackson-tops-jamaican-200-heats|website=Insidethegames|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= Shericka Jackson tops Jamaican 200 heats in Olympic double bid|date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240701/confusion-over-long-jump-olympians|website=Jamaica Gleamer|accessdate=2 July 2024|title= Confusion over long jump Olympian|date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
He was runner-up to Carey McLeod in the men’s long jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships on 28 June with a jump of 7.84m.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=29 June 2025|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/beckford-taylor-claim-maiden-800m-titles-at-national-champs|title=Beckford, Taylor claim maiden 800m titles at National Champs|first=Bradley|last=Jacks|date=28 June 2025}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in The Bahamas, winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/tia-clayton-returns-as-jamaica-names-powerhouse-team-for-nacac-championships-in-bahamas|website=SportsMax|accessdate=9 July 2025|title=Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=9 July 2025|archive-date=3 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803083911/https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/tia-clayton-returns-as-jamaica-names-powerhouse-team-for-nacac-championships-in-bahamas|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7228704?eventId=10229617 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=16 August 2025|title=NACAC Championships|date=16 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/sports/taylor-breaks-national-800m-record-at-nacac-senior-championships|website=Radio Jamaica News Online|accessdate=17 August 2025|title= Taylor breaks national 800m record at NACAC Senior Championships|date= August 16, 2025}}</ref> He was named as an alternative for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/08/30/danielle-thomas-dodd-opts-world-champs-team/ |title=JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=30 August 2025|date=30 August 2025}}</ref>
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