Shelia Burrell

Not to be confused with Sheila Burrell.

Shelia Burrell (born January 15, 1972, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a retired American heptathlete. She was a two-time representative of the United States at the Summer Olympics, competing in 2000 and 2004. Her best Olympic finish was fourth place. She also competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics, which included a bronze medal in 2001. She was also a two-time silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games. Her personal best for the heptathlon 6472 points and she was American national champion on four occasions.

On the professional circuit, she was the winner of the 2002 Hypo-Meeting, having previously finished fourth at the 1999 Hypo-Meeting and the 2000 Hypo-Meeting. In her last outing there, she was sixth at the 2004 Hypo-Meeting. In 2001, she won the Décastar in France.

She completed a major in English and American studies at UCLA and was coached by Bob Kersee while there, and later by Jane Frederick. After her college career she was coached by Cliff Rovelto. She is not related to namesakes, contemporaries and fellow African-Americans track athletes Leroy Burrell and Dawn Burrell.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka City, Japan	DNF	Heptathlon
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	7th	Heptathlon
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	11th	Heptathlon
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	Heptathlon
			2nd	4×100 m relay
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	26th	Heptathlon
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Heptathlon
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	4th	Heptathlon

National titles

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Heptathlon: 1999, 2002, 2003
• United States Olympic Trials
  • Heptathlon: 2004

Personal bests

• 200 metres – 22.92 (2001)
• 800 metres – 2:10.29 (2000)
• 100 metres hurdles – 13.05 (2001)
• High jump – 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (1999)
• Long jump – 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (2002)
• Shot put – 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (2002)
• Javelin throw – 50.31 m (165 ft 1⁄2 in) (2000)
• Heptathlon – 6472 pts (2001)

References

• Shelia Burrell at World Athletics