Jeanelle Scheper (born 21 November 1994) is a

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n high jumper. She is the second athlete from St. Lucia to qualify for the high jump final in the

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after

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did it starting in 2007 when in

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she joined Spencer in the final.

Career

She was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Gerit Scheper a Barbadian father and Cheryl Scheper a St Lucian mother and moved to Saint Lucia with her family at the age of two. While representing the University of South Carolina, Scheper became the 2015 NCAA Champion before graduating. She competed for St. Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. She placed 26th in qualifying and did not advance to the finals. She was the flag bearer for St. Lucia during the closing ceremony. Her personal bests in the high jump are 1.96 metres outdoors (Starkville 2015) and 1.91 metres indoors (Fayetteville 2013).

Competition record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheper, Jeanelle 1994 births Living people Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Saint Lucian high jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Saint Lucia Female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Lucia Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Saint Lucia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Saint Lucia Saint Lucian female athletes