Shanoya Douglas (Sprinter) Age, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shanoya Douglas

• During her school days at the Muschett High School in Jamaica, Shanoya Douglas represented it at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in 2024.

• In 2024, she participated in the CARIFTA Games and won a gold medal in a 200 metres relay race, which she completed it in 23.16 seconds. She also participated in the 400 meters and 1600 meters relay races.

• Shanoya Douglas then participated in the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships and won the 200 metres and 400 metres races. She competed the 400 meters race in 52.96 seconds.

• That same year, she competed at the World Athletics U20 Championships, which were organised in Lima, Peru. She completed her 200 meters race in 23.34 seconds.

• Shanoya Douglas completed the final race in 23.10 seconds and stood third.

• She received silver medal in these championships after the race winner Torrie Lewis was disqualified when she failed in a doping test.

• In the above championships, Shanoya Douglas competed in 400 meters relay race and won a gold medal.

  

  Shanoya Douglas in 2024

• In March 2025, she participated in the Jamaica’s Boys’ and Girls’ Championships. She won sprint double in the 100 meters and 200 meters race in 23.30 seconds.

• In April 2025, Shanoya Douglas completed at the CARIFTA Games organised in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago. She won the U20 girls 100 meters title by completing the race in 11.26 seconds (0.3m/s).

• During the same championships, she won the 200 meters race by completing it in 23.02 seconds.

• After that, Shanoya Douglas participated in the Senior Jamaican Athletics Championships organised in Kingston. She competed in a 200 meters race and stood sixth.

• In January 2026, she participated in the Puma New York International Showcase and completed a 300 meters relay race, which she finished in 36.98 seconds. She then broke the national junior indoor record of Jamaica.

• In February 2026, Shanoya Douglas finished a 400 meters race in 52.60 seconds at the Camperdown Classic.

• The same day, she won a 100 meters race, which she finished in 11.45 seconds.

• In March 2026, Shanoya Douglas competed in the Jamaican U20 Carifta Trials for 100 meters race, which she completed in 11.06 (+1.5 m/s), She won the 100 meter title.

• After that, during the same trials, she won the U20 girls 200 metres race in 22.58 seconds and achieved a sprint double.

  

  Shanoya Douglas running during the Jamaican U20 Carifta Trials

• Shanoya Douglas then got selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships organised in Toruń, Poland. However, she later withdrew from the championships.

• After that, she participated in the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships and won the 100 meters title by completing it in 10.98 seconds.

• Shanoya Douglas was then placed on fourth position at the junior all-time list of Jamaica. She was behind Tina Clayton, Alana Reid and Briana Williams.

• During the same championships, she completed the 200 meters race in 20.36 seconds and created a new Jamaican under-20 record.

• Shanoya Douglas broke the national record of Briana Williams, who created it in 2018. She also broke the championship record of Brianna Lyston, who created it in 2022.

• On 6 April 2026, she participated in the CARIFTA Games organised in St George’s, Grenada. During the games, she break her own national junior record when she completed a 200 meters race in 22.11 seconds (1.9m/s) and won a gold medal.

  

  Shanoya Douglas posing after making a national record

• Shanoya Douglas broke the record of Shaunae Miller, who completed it in 22.77 seconds in 2013.

• She was placed third on the world under-20 all-time list, where she tied with Allyson Felix. Christine Mboma and JaMeesia Ford were on first and second positions.

• During the same championships, Shanoya Douglas won her 100 meters title and achieved a sprint double.

• She then won a gold medal in the women’s U20 400 metres race, which she completed in 43.76 seconds.

• Shanoya Douglas won the Austin Sealy Award for being the Most Outstanding Athlete during the games.