Chantel Malone

Chantel Ellen Malone (born 2 December 1991 in Puerto Rico[2]) is an athlete representing the British Virgin Islands who competes in the long jump and sprinting events.[3][4][5]

Chantel Malone

Personal information
Full name	Chantel Ellen Malone
Born	(1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 Puerto Rico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	British Virgin Islands
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  British Virgin Islands Pan American Games 2019 Lima Long jump
Updated on 17 August 2019.

Malone attended Althea Scatiffe Primary School before attending BVI High School, which Is now known as Elmore Stoutt High School.[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, 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.[7][8]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  British Virgin Islands
2005	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	10th (h)	400 m	58.67 s
			4th	High jump	1.60 m
			3rd	Long jump	5.25 m
			3rd	Triple jump	11.09 m
	Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U17)	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2nd	400m	59.64
			1st	High jump	1.58 m
			1st	Long jump	5.30 m
			1st	Triple jump (U20)	11.23 m
2006	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	3rd	400 m	55.70 s
			4th	4x400 m	3:51.71
			2nd	Long jump	5.62 m
			2nd	Triple jump	11.58 m
	Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U17)	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1st	400m	57.90
			1st	Long jump	5.46 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	5th	400 m	56.74 s
			4th	4x100 m	47.28 s
			4th	4x400 m	3:49.68
			2nd	Long jump	5.34 m
			4th	Triple jump	11.19 m
2007	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	4th	4x100 m	46.69 s
			2nd	Long jump	5.54 m
			1st	Triple jump	12.29 m
	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	15th (h)	4x400 m	2:14.88
			17th (q)	Triple jump	12.02 m
2008	Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U20)	Road Town, British Virgin Islands	1st	400m	54.58
			1st	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	6.09m (+1.8 m/s)
			1st	Triple jump	12.45 m
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	19th (sf)	400 m	54.98 s
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	5th	4x400 m	3:37.62
			10th	Long jump	5.85 m
2010	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	1st	400 m	53.10 s
			–	4x100 m	DNF
			2nd	Long jump	6.10 m
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	8th	400m	53.91
			4th	Long jump	6.17 m (+0.1 m/s)
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	Long jump	6.23 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	30th (q)	Long jump	6.12 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	–	4x100 m	DNF
			4th	Long jump	6.35 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	21st (q)	Long jump	6.40 m
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	15th	4x100 m	45.06 s
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	Long jump	6.41 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Veracruz, Mexico	1st	Long jump	6.46 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	Long jump	6.62 m
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Long jump	6.69 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	21st (q)	Long jump	6.46 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th	Long jump	6.57 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	5th	Long jump	6.48 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	2nd	Long jump	6.52 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	Long jump	6.19 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Long jump	6.68 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	22nd (q)	Long jump	6.45 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.37 (+0.1 m/s) (Houston 2011)
• 400 metres – 52.35 (Austin 2010) NR
• High jump – 1.65 (Tortola 2008) NR=
• Long jump – 6.69 (San Jose 2015) NR
• Triple jump – 13.27 (+1.6 (Des Moines 2011) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 53.23 (Albuquerque 2011) NR
• Long jump – 6.65 (Fayetteville 2011) NR
• Triple jump – 13.45 (College Station 2011) NR

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
2. 2014 CWG profile
3. Chantel Malone - 2011 Women's Track and Field, Texas Longhorns, retrieved January 8, 2015
4. Chantel Malone at World Athletics
5. Earle, Nikolai J. (December 26, 2014), This Week We Feature Young Professional Chantel E. Malone, Virgin Islands News Online, retrieved January 8, 2015
6. "Chantel E. Malone joins growing band of Digicel brand ambassadors". Virgin Islands News. August 21, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
7. "Chantel E. Malone strikes gold @ 2019 Pan Am Games". Virgin Islands News Online. Virgin Islands. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
8. Pavitt, Michael (7 August 2019). "British Virgin Islands secure maiden Pan American Games medal with long jump gold". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

• Chantel Malone at World Athletics