Jackie Edwards (long jumper)

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Jackie Edwards
Personal information
Born (1971-04-14) 14 April 1971 (age 54)
Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Home town Nassau, Bahamas
Sport
Sport Track and field
Club Stanford Cardinals
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Long jump
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Long jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo Long jump
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Nassau Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Nassau 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Mexico City Long jump
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Les Abymes Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Port of Spain Long Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Nassau Long Jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Port of Spain 100m

Jacqueline Lois Elizabeth Edwards (born 14 April 1971 in Falmouth, Trelawny Parish) is a Bahamian long jumper, who was born in Jamaica.

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Career

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

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
1984 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 2ndLong jump5.41 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) San Juan, Puerto Rico 7th100 m12.70 w  (3.5 m/s)
4thLong jump5.35 m
1986 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1stLong jump5.76 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Mexico City, México 4th100 m12.39
4th200 m25.65
2ndLong jump5.96 m
1987 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd100 m12.24
1stLong jump6.14 m
1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1stLong jump6.20 m
2nd4 × 100 m relay46.77
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10thLong jump 6.37 m   (0.3 m/s)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2ndLong jump6.62 m [3]
1992 Pac-10 Conference Eugene, Oregon 1stLong jump6.61 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Austin, Texas 1stLong jump6.59 m [4]
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 1stLong jump6.62 m [5]
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 16th (q)Long jump 6.16 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 18th (q)Long jump 6.33 m   (0.3 m/s)
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4thLong jump 6.68 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rdLong jump 6.50 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (q)Long jump 6.59 m   (-0.1 m/s) [6]
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 15th (q)Long jump 6.55 m   (0.6 m/s)
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10thLong jump 6.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2ndLong jump6.52 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 24th (q)Long jump 6.38 m   (-0.6 m/s)
29th (q)Triple jump 13.39 m   (-0.4 m/s)
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2ndLong jump 6.50 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndLong jump 6.59 m
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2ndLong jump6.38 m
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 7thLong jump 6.20 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 28th (q)Long jump 6.23 m   (-0.5 m/s)
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6thLong jump 6.59 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (q)Long jump 6.42 m   (-0.3 m/s)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 7thLong jump 6.19 m
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2ndLong jump 6.63 m w
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2ndLong jump 6.41 m
World Championships Paris, France 19th (q)Long jump 6.34 m   (0.4 m/s)
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q)Long jump 6.39 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 14th (q)Long jump 6.53 m   (0.2 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 3rdLong jump 6.71 m w  (3.5 m/s)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9thLong jump 6.42 m w  (2.9 m/s)
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 9th (q)Long jump 6.45 m
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8thLong jump 6.46 m
2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6thLong jump 6.37 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (q)Long jump 6.29 m   (0.5 m/s)
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 5thLong jump 6.28 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China Long jump NM

Notes

  1. "All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. "All-Time Outdoor Track and Field Records". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. "NCAA Championship Archives". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  4. "NCAA Championship Archives". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  5. gbrathletics.com
  6. No mark in the final