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Jackie Edwards (athlete)

For other people of that name, see Jack Edwards (disambiguation).

Jacqueline Lois Elizabeth Edwards (born 14 April 1971 in Falmouth, Trelawny Parish) is a Bahamian long jumper, who was born in Jamaica.

Jackie Edwards
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Nassau Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1988 Nassau 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal – second place 1986 Mexico City Long jump
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Les Abymes Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1987 Port of Spain Long Jump
Silver medal – second place 1984 Nassau Long Jump
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Port of Spain 100m

Career edit

Edwards attended Queen's College High School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1987. She graduated from Stanford University in 1992. At Stanford, Jackie was an All-American long and triple jumper (1992). Edwards was also a 100, 200 and 4 x 100 relay sprinter.[1] Edwards holds the outdoor Stanford records for the long jump (6.70m, 1991) and the triple jump (13.22m, 1992) while together with, Rhonda Oliver, Alysia Hubbard and Chryste Gaines, Edwards hold the Stanford 4 x 100 relay record of 45.32s (1991).[2]

Edwards personal best jump was 6.80 metres, achieved in June 1996 in San Jose.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Bahamas
1984 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd Long jump 5.41 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) San Juan, Puerto Rico 7th 100 m 12.70 w   (3.5 m/s)
4th Long jump 5.35 m
1986 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st Long jump 5.76 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Mexico City, México 4th 100 m 12.39
4th 200 m 25.65
2nd Long jump 5.96 m
1987 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 100 m 12.24
1st Long jump 6.14 m
1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st Long jump 6.20 m
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.77
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th Long jump 6.37 m   (0.3 m/s)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Long jump 6.62 m[3]
1992 Pac-10 Conference Eugene, Oregon 1st Long jump 6.61 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Austin, Texas 1st Long jump 6.59 m[4]
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 1st Long jump 6.62 m[5]
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 16th (q) Long jump 6.16 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 18th (q) Long jump 6.33 m   (0.3 m/s)
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4th Long jump 6.68 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd Long jump 6.50 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (q) Long jump 6.59 m   (-0.1 m/s)[6]
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 15th (q) Long jump 6.55 m   (0.6 m/s)
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th Long jump 6.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd Long jump 6.52 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 24th (q) Long jump 6.38 m   (-0.6 m/s)
29th (q) Triple jump 13.39 m   (-0.4 m/s)
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2nd Long jump 6.50 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd Long jump 6.59 m
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd Long jump 6.38 m
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 7th Long jump 6.20 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 28th (q) Long jump 6.23 m   (-0.5 m/s)
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th Long jump 6.59 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (q) Long jump 6.42 m   (-0.3 m/s)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 7th Long jump 6.19 m
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd Long jump 6.63 m w
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd Long jump 6.41 m
World Championships Paris, France 19th (q) Long jump 6.34 m   (0.4 m/s)
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q) Long jump 6.39 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th (q) Long jump 6.53 m   (0.2 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 3rd Long jump 6.71 m w   (3.5 m/s)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th Long jump 6.42 m w   (2.9 m/s)
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 9th (q) Long jump 6.45 m
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th Long jump 6.46 m
2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Long jump 6.37 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (q) Long jump 6.29 m   (0.5 m/s)
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 5th Long jump 6.28 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China – Long jump NM

External links edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ^ "All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. ^ "NCAA Championship Archives". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  4. ^ "NCAA Championship Archives". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  5. ^ gbrathletics.com
  6. ^ No mark in the final
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