Najuma "Nancy" Fletcher (born 31 May 1974) is a former Guyanese track and field

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. As a 16 year old, she placed fourth in the high jump at the

1990 Central American and Caribbean Games The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990, and included a total of 4,206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen. The 1990 Central A ...

. She competed in the women's high jump at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Fletcher finished sixth in the heptathlon at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

. She attended and competed for the

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. In 2019, she was inducted into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame as one of the most decorated athletes in the university's history. From 1992-96, she earned 14 first-team All-America citations and was a six-time Big East champion and was the first woman in Pitt history to win an individual NCAA track and field title when she captured the 1995 indoor triple jump. In 1996, she added the NCAA indoor high jump championship. In academics, she was named the 1996 Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Her husband, Brett Shields, was a part of the school record-holding sprint hurdle relay team. They have two children. Their daughter, Mikayla Shields, played on the University of South Carolina volleyball team. Her brother, Don Fletcher played basketball for Guyana.

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1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Guyanese female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Guyana Guyanese heptathletes Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana World Athletics Championships athletes for Guyana Pittsburgh Panthers women's track and field athletes Place of birth missing (living people) {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub