Grace Jackson
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Jamaica |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 200 metres |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
| Gold | 1978 Xalapa | High jump |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) |
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| Silver | 1976 Nassau | High Jump |
| Bronze | 1978 Nassau | 100 metres hurdles |
Grace Jackson (born 14 June 1961 in St. Ann, Jamaica ) is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She reached the 100m and 200m finals in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games and the 200m final in Barcelona in 1992. Her breakthrough performance was at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. She won a Silver medal over 200m behind Florence Griffith Joyner, beating then 200m World Champion Silke Moller, Heike Drechsler and team mate Merlene Ottey. She also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
A detailed biography was published.[1]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica |
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| 1976 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | High jump | 1.65m |
| 1978 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 16.56s |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Xalapa, México | 1st | High jump | 1.65m A | |
[edit] References
- ^ Personalities - SMALL, Grace Jackson, The Gleaner Company Limited, http://www.discoverjamaica.com/snames.htm, retrieved January 20, 2012
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Grace Jackson
| Preceded by Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by Merlene Ottey |
| Preceded by Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year 1988 |
Succeeded by Merlene Ottey |
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