Chantel Ellen Malone (born 2 December 1991 in

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) is an athlete representing the

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who competes in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

and

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. Malone attended Althea Scatiffe Primary School before attending BVI High School, which Is now known as Elmore Stoutt High School. In college, she was the Conference Champion for both indoor and outdoor track and field events, named All-American at the NCAA Division 1 Championship, and was a finalist at the World Junior Championships in two events, the long jump and the 400. She placed fourth at the Commonwealth Games, won gold at the CAC Championships, and most recently won a silver medal at the NACAC Championships. In August 2015, Malone joined with Digicel as a brand ambassador. She will act as a spokesperson for the brand with a special focus on youth and sports throughout the British Virgin Islands and be featured in Digicel's advertising campaign, highlighting the territory's most reliable 4G network. At the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

, Malone became the first athlete to win a medal for the British Virgin Islands in the history of the Pan American Games, winning the gold medal at the long jump event. She represented the British Virgin Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.37 (+0.1 m/s) (Houston 2011) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

– 52.35 (Austin 2010) NR * High jump – 1.65 (Tortola 2008) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

– 7.08 (+1.4) (Miramar 2021) NR *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down t ...

– 13.27 (+1.6 (Des Moines 2011) NR Indoor *

– 53.23 (Albuquerque 2011) NR *

– 6.67 (Berlin 2017) NR *

– 13.45 (College Station 2011) NR

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* 1991 births Living people British Virgin Islands long jumpers British Virgin Islands female sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the British Virgin Islands Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for British Virgin Islands Female long jumpers Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the British Virgin Islands Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Texas Longhorns athletes Olympic athletes of the British Virgin Islands {{BritishVirginIslands-athletics-bio-stub