Simmone Jacobs
Medal record | ||
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Women’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1984 Los Angeles | 4 x 100 metres |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 1990 Split | 4 x 100 metres |
Competitor for ![]() | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 1990 Auckland | 4 x 100 metres |
![]() | 1994 Victoria | 4 x 100 metres |
![]() | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 4 x 100 metres |
Simmone Jacobs (Kim Simmone Geraldine Jacobs; born 5 September 1966) is a British athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Jacobs began her career at Reading Athletic Club, where she was encouraged by two senior members, Kathy Cook and Beverley Callender.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with Heather Oakes and her club mates Kathy Cook and Beverley Callender, who had all won bronze medals at the previous Olympics. She was not yet 18. Jacobs went on to compete in the next three Olympics in 1988, 1992 and 1996.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 2nd | 100 m | 11.59 sec |
3rd | 200 m | 23.28 | |||
3rd | 4x100 m | 44.86 | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 3rd | 4 x 100m | 43.11 |
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 4th | 200 m | 23.48 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | quarter-final | 100m | 11.83 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | quarter-final | 100 m | 11.31 |
quarter-final | 200 m | 23.38 | |||
semi-final | 4x100 m | 43.50 | |||
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 7th | 100 m | 11.53 |
2nd | 4x100 m | 44.15 | |||
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 4x100 m | 43.32 | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | semi-final | 200m | 23.72 (23.37) |
heats | 4x100 m | 43.43 | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | quarter-final | 200 m | 23.61 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 4x100 m | 43.83 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | semi-final | 100m | 11.47 |
3rd | 4x100 m | 43.46 | |||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | quarter-final | 200 m | 22.96 |
8th | 4x100 m | 43.93 | |||
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | semi-final | 100 m | 11.71 |
semi-final | 200 m | 23.73 | |||
3rd | 4x100 m | 43.69 |
References
- Simmone Jacobs profile at IAAF
- Kubatko, Justin. "Simone Jacobs Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-01-24.