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 |
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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
- IAAF profile for Jackie Edwards
[edit] Notes
- ^ All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records [1]
- ^ All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records [2]
- ^ NCAA Championship Archives [3]
- ^ NCAA Championship Archives [4]
- ^ gbrathletics.com [5]
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