Jabou Jawo

Jabou Jawo
Personal information
Nationality	Gambian
Born	18 April 1962 (age 63)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Last updated October 18, 2025

Jabou Jawo (born 18 April 1962) is a Gambian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to represent the Gambia at the Olympics.^[2]

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jabou Jawo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links

Jabou Jawo at World Athletics

Jabou Jawo at Olympics.com

Jabou Jawo at Olympedia

Jabou Jawo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jabou Jawo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[2] "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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