Personal information | |
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Nationality | British (English) |
Born | Stoke-on-Trent, England | 29 September 1941
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-distance running Steeplechase |
Club | North Staffs and Stone Harriers |
John McKenzie Jackson (born 29 September 1941) is a British former middle-distance runner who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
Jackson finished second behind Gareth Bryan-Jones in the steeplechase event at the 1968 AAA Championships. [2] [3] Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition. [4]
Jackson became the British steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1969 AAA Championships. [5]