Shameka Marshall (born 9 September 1983) is an American long jumper who attended

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

. She was a 2-time All American in the long jump and also qualified for the NCAA 60 meter hurdles with a personal best of 8.19 seconds. Her best long jump while attending Rutger was 21 feet 10.25 inches. She was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2017. Raised in

Quinton Township, New Jersey Quinton Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,580, a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666, which in turn reflecte ...

, Marshall attended

Oakcrest High School Oakcrest High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which includes ...

, where she won two individual state titles as a senior and graduating in 2001. Professionally, she won a gold medal at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics. While also representing the United States in the relay team. Marshall participated in United States Olympic Trials three times: in 2004 (during college), 2008 and in 2012. She remained in the top 10 ranking for the Women's long jump during her 10-year professional career. During this time, Marshall also coached athletics at

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. She improved her mark to 22 feet 1 inch under the direction of Coach Eric Mobley and also secured a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2011. Marshall has since created and published her first single called "Even Though." Currently she personally trains individual athletes to their next level and instructs all ages to fitness success.

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Profile at IAAF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Shameka 1983 births Living people American female long jumpers Track and field athletes from New Jersey Oakcrest High School alumni People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Salem County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Atlantic County, New Jersey Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportswomen Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's track and field athletes