# Sheena Gooding > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sheena_Gooding > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sheena_Gooding.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Gooding > Source revision: 1317339155 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Bajan middle-distance runner (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Sheena Gooding | birth_date = {{bdayd|1 Aug 1981}}{{Tilastopaja|18497|sex=f}} | birth_name = | birth_place = | full_name = | native_name = | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = {{flagg|cncie|BAR}} | sport = [Sport of athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = [800 metres](/source/800_metres)
[Mile run](/source/Mile_run) | pb = {{ubl |'''[800m](/source/800m)''': 2:03.59 (2005) |'''[Mile](/source/Mile_run)''': 4:50.97 {{AthAbbr|sh}} (2004) }} | club = | other_interests = | relatives = | spouse = | hometown = [Saint Philip, Barbados](/source/Saint_Philip%2C_Barbados){{cite web |title=Sheena Gooding - Hall Of Fame |url=https://letsgopeay.com/sports/hall-of-fame/roster/sheena-gooding/2667 |website=Austin Peay State University Athletics |access-date=28 July 2024 |language=en}} | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | website = | coach = | coaching = | agent = | turnedpro = | education = {{ubl |[The Lodge School](/source/The_Lodge_School) |[Austin Peay State University](/source/Austin_Peay_State_University) |[Illinois State University](/source/Illinois_State_University) }} | collegeteam = {{ubl |[Austin Peay](/source/Austin_Peay_Governors_track_and_field) }} | height = 168 cm | weight = 58 kg | nationals = {{ubl |'''[2001 NCAAs](/source/2001_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 5th |'''2002 [Trinidadian Champs](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 2nd {{SilverMedal}} |'''2002 [Barbados Champs](/source/Barbados_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2003 [Barbados Champs](/source/Barbados_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2004 [Barbados Champs](/source/Barbados_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 2nd {{SilverMedal}} |'''2004 [Jamaican Champs](/source/Jamaican_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 6th |'''2008 [Barbados Champs](/source/Barbados_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 1st {{GoldMedal}} |'''2008 [Jamaican Champs](/source/Jamaican_Athletics_Championships)''' |{{bull}} [800m](/source/800m), 3rd {{BronzeMedal}} }} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [athletics](/source/athletics_(sport))}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Barbados}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[CARIFTA U17 Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[1996 Kingston](/source/1996_CARIFTA_Games)|800 m}} {{MedalSilver|[1996 Kingston](/source/1996_CARIFTA_Games)|1500 m}} {{MedalSilver|[1997 Bridgetown](/source/1997_CARIFTA_Games)|800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[CARIFTA U20 Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games)}} {{MedalBronze|[1999 Fort-de-France](/source/1999_CARIFTA_Games)|800 m}} {{MedalSilver|[2000 St. George's](/source/2000_CARIFTA_Games)|800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[CAC U20 Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_U20_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{MedalSilver|[2000 San Juan](/source/2000_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics)|800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[NACAC Under-25 Championships](/source/NACAC_Under-25_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{MedalBronze|[2000 Monterrey](/source/2000_NACAC_Under-25_Championships_in_Athletics)|[800 m](/source/2000_NACAC_Under-25_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)}} {{MedalCompetition|[ALBA Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_ALBA_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2007 Caracas](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_ALBA_Games)|800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2007 San Salvador](/source/2007_NACAC_Championships_in_Athletics)|800 m}} | updated = 6 May 2024 }} '''Sheena Gooding''' (born 1 August 1981) is a [Bajan](/source/Bajan_people) [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_runner) specializing in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres). She is a three-time [Athletics Association of Barbados](/source/Athletics_Association_of_Barbados) national champion in the event and she has represented Barbados at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games) and [2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships). ==Career== Originally from Barbados, Gooding was active in Caribbean youth athletics competitions for [The Lodge School](/source/The_Lodge_School). She competed in the [1996](/source/1996_CARIFTA_Games), [1997](/source/1997_CARIFTA_Games), [1999](/source/1999_CARIFTA_Games), and [2000 CARIFTA Games](/source/2000_CARIFTA_Games) winning two silver medals and a bronze in the under-17 category and two 800 m silvers in the under-20 age group. Competing as a member of the Bajan [4 × 400 metres relay](/source/4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay) team, Gooding also won the silver medal at the [1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics](/source/1996_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics). She was recruited by [Austin Peay Governors track and field](/source/Austin_Peay_Governors_track_and_field) coach Elvis Forde to compete in the NCAA. She twice qualified for the [NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships), with her best finish of 5th coming at [the 2001 edition](/source/2001_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) (she was eliminated in the semifinals [at the 2002 meet](/source/2001_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)). After winning her final [CARIFTA Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games) medal in 2000 while training with the Austin Peay Governors, Gooding represented Barbados at three other international championships that season. After winning silver in the under-20 800 m at the [2000 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics](/source/2000_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics), Gooding won a bronze at the [2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships](/source/2000_NACAC_Under-25_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results). She ended her season at the [2000 World U20 Championships](/source/2000_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres), finishing 5th in her first round 800 m heat and failing to advance to the semifinals. Gooding faced her stiffest outdoor competition at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres), where she finished 5th in her heat and did not advance to the semifinals. The following year, she did qualify for the finals of [the 2003 Pan American Games 800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2003_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres), where she finished 7th, followed by finishing 4th in her [2003 Summer Universiade heat](/source/Athletics_at_the_2003_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres) and failing to advance. In her only global championship at the [2004 World Indoor Championships](/source/2004_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres), Gooding ran 2:06.97 to finish 6th in the first heat, failing to advance. She continued to represent Barbados for three more years, finishing 4th at [the 2005 CAC Championships](/source/2005_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results), winning 800 m silver at [the 2007 ALBA Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_ALBA_Games), bronze at the [2007 NACAC Championships](/source/2007_NACAC_Championships_in_Athletics), and finishing 7th in her heat at [the 2007 Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres). ==Personal life== Gooding is from [Saint Philip, Barbados](/source/Saint_Philip%2C_Barbados) where she attended [The Lodge School](/source/The_Lodge_School). The school's inter-house championships was renamed the Sheena Gooding Inter-House Track and Field Championships in her honor. After her time at Austin Peay, she competed her master's at [Illinois State University](/source/Illinois_State_University) in [sports management](/source/sports_management).{{cite web |title=Former track star Gooding honoured at Lodge |url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/02/13/former-track-star-gooding-honoured-at-lodge/ |website=Barbados Today |access-date=28 July 2024 |date=14 February 2020}} She worked as a [personal trainer](/source/personal_trainer) after graduation while still competing as a professional athlete. She was inducted into the Austin Peay Governors Hall of Fame in 2008.{{cite web |title=Track and Field Greatest Govs {{!}} Sheena Gooding |url=https://letsgopeay.com/news/2020/6/5/track-and-field-greatest-govs-sheena-gooding |website=Austin Peay State University Athletics |access-date=28 July 2024 |language=en |date=23 May 2024}} Gooding's cousin is [Heather Gooding](/source/Heather_Gooding), Bajan Olympian in the [4 × 400 m relay at the 1972 Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay).{{cite web |title=Gooding the teenaged trailblazer |url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/07/24/gooding-the-teenaged-trailblazer/amp/ |website=Barbados Today |access-date=28 July 2024 |date=25 July 2020}} ==Statistics== ===Personal best progression=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ 800m progression |- ! # !! Mark !!class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}} !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !!class=unsortable| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |align=center| 1 ||align=right| 2:06.63 || {{Silver2}} || CAC || [San Juan, Puerto Rico](/source/San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico) ||align=right| {{dts|14 Jul 2000}} ||{{Tilr|8257227}} |- |align=center| 2 ||align=right| 2:06.42 || {{Silver2}} {{sma|(Round 1)}} || Sea Ray || [Knoxville, TN](/source/Knoxville%2C_TN) ||align=right| {{dts|12 Apr 2001}} ||{{Tilr|8257634}} |- |align=center| 3 ||align=right| 2:05.91 || {{Bronze3}} {{sma|(Heat 2)}} || NCAA || [Eugene, OR](/source/Eugene%2C_OR) ||align=right| {{dts|29 May 2001}} ||{{Tilr|8257082}} |- |align=center| 4 ||align=right| 2:04.95 || 5th || NCAA || [Eugene, OR](/source/Eugene%2C_OR) ||align=right| {{dts|31 May 2001}} ||{{Tilr|8257082}} |- |align=center| 5 ||align=right| 2:03.91 || {{Bronze3}} || DrakeR || [Des Moines, IA](/source/Des_Moines%2C_IA) ||align=right| {{dts|25 Apr 2003}} ||{{Tilr|7889519}} |- |align=center| 6 ||align=right| 2:03.59 || 4th || [Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships) || [Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas) ||align=right| [{{dts|10 Jul 2005}}](/source/2005_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships) ||{{Tilr|8884934}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gooding, Sheena}} Category:Living people Category:1981 births Category:21st-century Barbadian women Category:21st-century Barbadian people Category:Barbadian women middle-distance runners Category:Illinois State University alumni Category:Sportspeople from Saint Philip, Barbados Category:Austin Peay Governors women's track and field athletes Category:National sport of athletics champions Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Barbados Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games athletes for Barbados --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sheena Gooding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Gooding) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Gooding?action=history)). 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