Joanne Jennings

Jo Jennings

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 55) Pakenham, Suffolk
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump
Club	West Suffolk AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur high jump

Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (later Steele; born 20 September 1969 in Pakenham, Suffolk) is a female retired high jumper from England who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics.

Biography

Jennings finished second behind Janet Boyle in the high jump event at the 1988 AAA Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

Jennings represented England in the high jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand ^{[3] [4]} and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented Great Britain for the second time. The following year set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth. ^[5]

Jennings became the British high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships, 1999 AAA Championships and 2000 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

Jennings later represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Personal life

As of September 2013 ^[update] Jennings is a development manager at British Athletics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   England
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, England	6th	High jump	1.80 m
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	4th	High jump	1.88 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	16th (q)	High jump	1.90 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	15th	High jump	1.70 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	=5th	High jump	1.88 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	30th (q)	High jump	1.86 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	9th	High jump	1.94 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	30th (q)	High jump	1.80 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	High jump	1.91 m

Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

References

1. "Trials Results" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 7 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Alexander Results" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
5. Kubatko, Justin. "Jo Jennings Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
8. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
9. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
10. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

External links

• Joanne Jennings on Twitter
• Joanne Jennings at World Athletics