Jenny Adams (born July 8, 1978 in Tomball, Texas) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She attended the University of Houston.
At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, she achieved her personal best time (12.63 seconds) and competed in the long jump as well. Her personal best in that event is 6.64 m (21 ft 9+1⁄4 in).
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2000 | NACAC U-25 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.54 (wind: -1.8 m/s) |
1st | Long jump | 6.34m (wind: +2.0 m/s) | |||
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.63 (wind: +2.0 m/s) |
12th (q) [1] | Long jump | 6.48m | |||
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.87 | |
2002 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.88 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 12.77 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.78 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |
2004 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.68 (wind: +1.0 m/s) |
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann (30 May 1922 – 4 July 1946) was a German overseer in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. She was tried and executed for crimes against humanity after the war.
Face to Face is a 1976 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from a mental illness. It stars Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson.
Torch Song is a 1953 American Technicolor musical drama film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Joan Crawford and Michael Wilding in a story about a Broadway star and her blind rehearsal pianist. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes and Jan Lustig was based upon the story "Why Should I Cry?" by I.A.R. Wylie in a 1949 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The film was directed by Charles Walters and produced by Sidney Franklin, Henry Berman and Charles Schnee. Crawford's singing voice was dubbed by India Adams.
I Could Go On Singing is a 1963 British-American musical drama film directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, and Jack Klugman. Originally titled The Lonely Stage, the film was renamed so that audiences would know that Garland sings in it; she had not sung in a film since A Star Is Born in 1954.
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Amy Lou Adams is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for six Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Wei Qiuyue is a retired Chinese volleyball player. She was the captain of China women's national volleyball team from 2008 and 2012.
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Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Adapted by Rod Browning from the 1933 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies, it was directed by Lou Antonio and starred Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy and David Suchet, who was later to play Poirot in the long-running television series entitled Agatha Christie's Poirot. The film first aired on CBS Television on October 18, 1985.
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Jenny Slate is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. Following early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating, writing, and producing the children's short film and book series Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2010–present). She became more widely known as a cast member on the 35th season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live between 2009 and 2010, followed by subsequent roles in the comedic series Bob's Burgers (2012–present), Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), House of Lies (2013–2015), and Kroll Show (2013–2015).
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The Voyager is the second solo album and third overall by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. The album was released on July 29, 2014, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was primarily produced by Ryan Adams at his studio, PAX AM.
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