Shafiqua Maloney

Shafiqua Maloney
Shafiqua Maloney at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
BornFebruary 27, 1999 (1999-02-27) (age 27)
Richland Park, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Freeport800 m
NCAA Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham4x400 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San Jose800 meters
Silver medal – second place2021 San Jose400 meters

Shafiqua Maloney (born 27 February 1999) is a Vincentian middle-distance runner.[1][2] She holds the 800 m national record both indoors and outdoors.

NCAA career

Maloney studied for two years at Southern Illinois University starting in 2016 and moved to the University of Arkansas in 2018.[2] She has competed at 200m, 400m, 800m and in 300m hurdles events. She won the 800m gold and the 400m silver medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[3]

In the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Maloney placed 6th in the 800m[4] and won gold with her team in the 4x400m relay.[5][6]

Professional career

She competed in the women's 800m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] and was the sole flag-bearer for her country in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[7]

Maloney also competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, finishing 4th in the women's 800m final.[8]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results[9]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Miami SlamShort distance 1500 m7th4:16.35US$12,500
800 m6th2:00.96

References

  1. ↑ "Shafiqua Maloney, one of SVG's leading middle distance runner,..." thevincentian.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athletics Maloney Shafiqua - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "OECS Shines at NACAC U23 Champs". The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women 800 M". flashresults.ncaa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Women 4x400 M Relay". flashresults.ncaa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Headed to Tokyo: 14 Olympians With Razorback Ties Qualify for Games". University of Arkansas News. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ De Shong, Dillon (5 August 2024). "SVG's Shafiqua Maloney narrowly misses medal, takes 4th place in 800m". Loop News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.


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