Jackie Washington (sprinter)

Jackie Washington

Personal information
Birth name	Jacqueline Washington
Born	(1962-07-17) July 17, 1962 (age 63)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Medal record Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4x100 m relay 1983 Caracas 100 m University Games 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m relay 1983 Edmonton 4x100 m relay 1987 Zagreb 4x100 m relay

Jacqueline Washington (born July 17, 1962) is an American former athletics competitor.

Washington, a sprinter, attended the University of Houston during the early 1980s, earning All-American honors three times. She won three gold medals with the U.S. 4×100 metres relay team at the World University Games and another gold at the 1983 Pan American Games, where she also claimed a silver in the individual 100 metres event. ^[1] Running sixth in the Olympic trials, Washington was a reserve in the relay team for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ^[2]

References

1. "Gault Upset as Games End; U.S. Teams Win Relays". The New York Times . July 12, 1983.
2. "Houston Athletics Announces 2012 Hall of Honor Class". University of Houston Athletics. May 16, 2012.

External links

• Jackie Washington at World Athletics