Chantel Malone

{{short description|British Virgin Islands athletics competitor}}

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| name = Chantel Malone

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| caption = Malone in 2013

| fullname = Chantel Ellen Malone

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Puerto Rico

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| height = 1.80 m{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6005408-chantel-malone.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=28 April 2018}}

| weight = 82 kg

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| sport = Athletics

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| universityteam = Texas Longhorns

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| updated = 17 August 2019

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}}

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{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold |2019 Lima|Long jump}}

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Chantel Ellen Malone (born 2 December 1991 in Puerto Rico{{Cite web |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1029406/c_malone.html |title=2014 CWG profile |access-date=2 January 2015 |archive-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030214624/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1029406/c_malone.html |url-status=dead }}) is an athlete representing the British Virgin Islands who competes in the long jump and sprinting events.

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| title = Chantel Malone - 2011 Women's Track and Field

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| accessdate = January 8, 2015

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| last = Earle

| first = Nikolai J.

| date = 26 December 2014

| title = This Week We Feature Young Professional Chantel E. Malone

| url = http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/this-week-we-feature-young-professional-chantel-e-malone

| publisher = Virgin Islands News Online

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| accessdate = January 8, 2015

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Malone attended Althea Scatiffe Primary School before attending BVI High School, which Is now known as Elmore Stoutt High School.{{cite news | url= http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/chantel-e-malone-joins-growing-band-of-digicel-brand-ambassadors | title= Chantel E. Malone joins growing band of Digicel brand ambassadors | newspaper= Virgin Islands News | date= 21 August 2015 | accessdate= 11 February 2017}}

In college, she was the Conference Champion for both indoor and outdoor track and field events, named All-American at the NCAA Division 1 Championship, and was a finalist at the World Junior Championships in two events, the long jump and the 400. She placed fourth at the Commonwealth Games, won gold at the CAC Championships, and most recently won a silver medal at the NACAC Championships.

In August 2015, Malone joined with Digicel as a brand ambassador. She will act as a spokesperson for the brand with a special focus on youth and sports throughout the British Virgin Islands and be featured in Digicel's advertising campaign, highlighting the territory's most reliable 4G network.

At the 2019 Pan American Games, Malone became the first athlete to win a medal for the British Virgin Islands in the history of the Pan American Games, winning the gold medal at the long jump event.{{cite news|date=6 August 2019|title=Chantel E. Malone strikes gold @ 2019 Pan Am Games|url=http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/chantel-e-malone-strikes-gold-2019-pan-am-games|work=Virgin Islands News Online|location=Virgin Islands|access-date=6 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083144/british-virgin-islands-athletics-gold|title=British Virgin Islands secure maiden Pan American Games medal with long jump gold|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=7 August 2019|website=Insidethegames.biz|publisher=Dunsar Media|access-date=6 May 2020}}

She represented the British Virgin Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-28|title=Malone qualifies for 2021 Olympics!|url=https://bvinews.com/malone-qualifies-for-2021-olympics/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=BVI News|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Athletics MALONE Chantel|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1409091-malone-chantel.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-28|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801035832/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1409091-malone-chantel.htm |archive-date=2021-08-01 }}