Sheila Hudson is a retired American

United States

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 triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

er.

Born to an African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 father and a Korean mother.

She won the silver medal at the 1994 IAAF World Cup

1994 IAAF World Cup

The 7th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 9–11, 1994, at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England.-Men:...

, finished eighth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships

1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. There were a total number of 602 participating athletes from 130 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

, eleventh at the 1996 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump

These are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 31 competitors, with one non-starter....

 and fifth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.

Hudson set two unofficial world records

World records in athletics

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 in 1987. Her personal best jump is 14.41 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Stockholm

Stockholm

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. The American record currently belongs to Tiombe Hurd

Tiombe Hurd

Tiombe Hurd is an American triple jumper. After winning the 2004 US Olympic Trials, she represented her native country at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where she didn't reach the final. Her personal best jump is 14.45 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento...

with 14.45 metres.