Shelby McEwen

Shelby McEwen OLY[citation needed] (born April 6, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.

From 2015 to 2017, McEwen attended Northwest Mississippi Community College; he was a member of their basketball team and competed unattached in track and field.

He then started competing for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and participated in the indoor and outdoor track seasons in 2018 and 2019.

On May 22, 2021, he jumped 2.33 m at Roy P. Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Arizona, the qualifying standard for the 2020 Summer Games, before finishing third with 2.30 m at the 2020 US Olympic Trials.

He finished twelfth at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a jump of 2.27 m.[2] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, McEwen jumped 2.36 m and was tied for the lead with New Zealand's Hamish Kerr; both men were offered the option to share the gold medal.