Jane Furniss

Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, team silver in 1984 and team bronze in 1982, and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships,

She represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Shields became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships.

Two years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

International competitions

Personal bests 1500m – 4:11.51 (1983) Mile – 4:30.29 (1983) 3000 m – 8:45.69 (1983) 5000 m – 15:32.34 (1988) 10,000 m – 32:42.0 (1988)