Jillian Richardson

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Jillian Richardson
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 4 x 400 metres
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Budapest 400 metres
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 4 x 400 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh 4 x 400 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh 400 metres
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 400 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 4 x 400 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Caracas 4 x 400 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Caracas 4 x 100 metres

Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe (born March 10, 1965, in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is a three-time Olympian. [1] In 1988, she equalled Marita Payne's Canadian 400 metres record of 49.91 secs. The record (as of 2022) still stands. She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2017. [2]

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Richardson won a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team. She repeated that feat at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, as well as winning a silver in the 400 meters. She was a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay that took a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games. She won a silver in the 400 meters at the 1987 Pan American Games, and as part of the Canadian 4 x 400 meter relay team. She took a gold medal in the 400 metres and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1989 Francophone Games.

She competed for Canada at three Olympic Games. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck and Marita Payne. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated in the 400 metres semi-finals, running 49.91. It was the first time someone had broken 50 seconds and failed to reach the final. Canada failed to finish the 4 × 400 m relay final due to an injury to Molly Killingbeck. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, she finished fifth in the 400 m final, in 49.93 and fourth in the 4 × 400 m relay final.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 1st4 × 400 m3:27.70
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th4 × 400 m3:27.41
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 2nd4 × 400 m3:21.21
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 2nd400 m51.62
1st4 × 400 m3:28.92
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 2nd400 m50.35
2nd4 × 400 m3:29.18
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th400 m51.03
4th4 × 400 m3:24.11
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea semi-final400 m49.91
DNF4 × 400 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd400 m52.02
Francophonie Games Casablanca, Morocco 1st400 m51.79
2nd4 × 400 m3:32.96
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th400 m49.93
4th4 × 400 m3:25.20
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada heats400 m

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Richardson-Briscoe (full name: Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009.
  2. "Gilbert, Richardson-Briscoe and Wright to be inducted into Athletics Canada Hall of Fame". Athletics Canada. May 5, 2017. Jillian Richardson-Briscoe