Shanoya Douglas

Shanoya Douglas
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
BornShanoya Mikalia Douglas
(2007-09-11) 11 September 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.06 (2026)
  • 200 m: 22.59 (2024)
  • 400 m: 52.60 (2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
2024 Lima 200 m
2024 Lima 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
2025 Port of Spain 100 m
2024 St George's 200 m
2024 St George's 4x100 m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
2023 Mayagüez 4x400 m relay

Shanoya Mikalia Douglas (born 11 September 2007) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships over 200 metres.[1]

Early life

She attended Muschett High School in Jamaica, for whom she competed at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 2024.[2][3][4] The following year, she transferred to Holland High School.[5]

Career

She won gold in the 200 metres and the 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, with a 200 metres personal best of 23.16 seconds. She was the winner of the 200 metres and 400 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships in 2024, with a 52.96 personal best in the 400m.[6][7][8]

She was third across the line over 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru as a 16 year-old, running 23.10 seconds in the final, and was later promoted to the silver medal behind Torrie Lewis after the race winner was disqualified for a doping offence.[9][10][11] She had raced her semi final in 23.34 seconds.[12][13] She also won gold in the 4 × 100 m relay at the Championships.[14]

She completed a victorious sprint double in the 100m and the 200m in 23.30 in her age category at the 2025 Jamaica’s Boys’ and Girls’ Championships in March 2025.[15] In April 2025, Douglas both ran a personal best time of 11.26 (0.3m/s) to win the U20 girls 100m title at the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She then also won the 200m at the championships in 23.02 seconds.[16][17] She finished in sixth place over 200 metres at the 2025 senior Jamaican Athletics Championships in Kingston.[18]

In January 2026, Douglas broke the Jamaican national junior indoor record for the 300m at the Puma New York International Showcase, running 36.98 seconds.[19] She set a personal best of 52.60 seconds for the 400 metres at the Camperdown Classic the following month, also winning the 100 metres in 11.45 seconds on the same day.[20] Douglas won the Jamaican U20 Carifta Trials 100 metres race in March 2026 with a personal best time of 11.06 (+1.5 m/s).[21] Douglas also won the U20 girls 200 metres in 22.58 seconds for a sprint double at the trials.[22] She was initially selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, but later withdrew.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "Shanoya Mikalia Douglas". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Shoes to Fill". Jamaica Gleaner. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Muschett's Douglas begins with gold". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ Graham, Raymond (30 April 2024). "Douglas upbeat despite Muschett's disappointments". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Douglas rewrites U20 record at New York Showcase". jamaica-gleaner.com. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Jamaica triumphs with sweep of 4x400m relays amidst final drama at 51st Carifta Games". SportsMax. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ Bailey, Robert (11 April 2024). "Smythe eyes World U20 win for Shanoya Douglas". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ Hasfal, Roger (2 May 2024). "Sprint Double Excites Muschett's Douglas". iriefm.net. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ Chavez, Chris (16 March 2026). "UGA Sprinter Adaejah Hodge Gets 2-Year Doping Ban Reduced After Cooperating With Investigators". Citius.
  10. ^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima". World Athletics. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Shanoya Douglas wins bronze in 200m at World U-20 Champs". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Shanoya Douglas through to 200m final". Jamaica Observer. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Farkas flies to national U20 long jump record on third morning in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Dockery, Daley and Douglas shine at Jamaica's Boys' and Girls' Championships". World Athletics. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Jamaica suffer some setbacks, but lead Carifta medal table after day one". Jamaica Observer. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Kennedy, Lampart and Douglas stand out at Carifta Games". World Athletics. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Johan Smythe, Shanoya Douglas smash national junior indoor records". Jamaica Observer. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  20. ^ Graham, Raymond (16 February 2026). "Douglas dazzles with double delight at Camperdown Classic". Jamaica s as Gleaner. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Douglas, Reid crowned 100m Under-20 champions at Carifta Trials". Jamaica Observer. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  22. ^ Graham, Raymond (9 March 2026). "Several athletes produce personal-best times on final day of Carifta Trials". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  23. ^ Smith, Gary (9 March 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  24. ^ "Jamaica pulls out of women's 4x400m relay at World Indoors". Janmaics Star. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.