Jackie Edwards (athlete)

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards (born 14 April 1971) is a Bahamian long jumper.

Edwards attended Queen's College High School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1987. Edwards 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.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th
1991 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2nd [3]
1992 Pac 10 Conference 1st
1992 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1st [4]
1992 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 1st [5]
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4th
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 7th
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 2nd
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records [1]
  2. ^ All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records [2]
  3. ^ NCAA Championship Archives [3]
  4. ^ NCAA Championship Archives [4]
  5. ^ gbrathletics.com [5]
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