Shanwayne Stephens
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 19 1990 Port Antonio, Jamacia |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | Two-man Four-man |
Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens (born 19 October 1990) is a Jamaican bobsledder who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in both the two and four-man bobsleigh events for Jamacia. His teams placed last in both events.[1][2]
Stephens' family moved to the United Kingdom in 2002, when he was 11 and took up bobsleigh in 2014 with the RAF before he started training with the Jamacian bobsled team in 2017.[3][4] He is currently based in Peterborough.[5]
His teammates in the four-man bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics were Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid and Matthew Wekpe. In the two-man he competed alongside Nimroy Turgott.[6]
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Shanwayne Stephens". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ Creech, Hayes (26 February 2022). "Jamaica bobsleigh's Shanwayne Stephens: Our mission was always about inspiring people". olympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Shan – The BLAC Awards". Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Student aims for Olympic glory with Jamaican bobsleigh team". Bucks Free Press. 2020-07-03. pp. M12. Retrieved 2026-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shanwayne Stephens | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Olympedia – Four, Open". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-02-11.