Jeanelle Scheper


Jeanelle Scheper is a Saint Lucian high jumper. She is the second athlete from St. Lucia to qualify for the high jump final in the World Championships in Athletics after Lavern Spencer did it starting in 2007 when in 2015 she joined Spencer in the final.
She was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Barbadian parents and moved to Saint Lucia with her family at the age of two. While representing the University of South Carolina, Scheper became the 2015 NCAA Champion before graduating.
She competed for St. Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She placed 26th in qualifying and did not advance to the finals. She was the flag bearer for St. Lucia during the closing ceremony.
Her personal bests in the high jump are 1.96 metres outdoors and 1.91 metres indoors.

Competition record