Jeanelle Scheper (born 21 November 1994) is a Saint Lucian high jumper. She is the second athlete from St. Lucia to qualify for the high jump final in the World Championships in Athletics after Levern Spencer did it starting in 2007 when in 2015 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 Rio de Janeiro. 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 Representing 2010CARIFTA Games (U17)George Town, Cayman Islands7th100 m H15.37 (w)3rdHigh jump1.68 m3rdLong jump5.28 m2011CARIFTA Games (U20)Montego Bay, Jamaica3rdHigh jump1.70 mWorld Youth ChampionshipsLille, France25th (q)High jump1.67 mCommonwealth Youth GamesDouglas, Isle of Man2ndHigh jump1.76 m2012CARIFTA Games (U20)Hamilton, Bermuda3rdHigh jump1.80 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)San Salvador, El Salvador1stHigh jump1.85 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thHigh jump1.82 m2013CARIFTA Games (U20)Nassau, Bahamas1stHigh jump1.87 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico2ndHigh jump1.92 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th (q)High jump1.83 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom4thHigh jump1.89 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico2ndHigh jump1.85 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada5thHigh jump1.88 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China 7thHigh jump1.92 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil25th (q)High jump1.89 m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia9thHigh jump1.80 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru4thHigh jump1.84 m
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