Sharon Jaklofsky

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Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky (born 30 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she reached the final, where she failed to record a valid jump.

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Between 1994 and 2000 Jaklofsky gathered fourteen Dutch titles, mainly in the hurdles and long jump events, at indoor and outdoor championships.

Jaklofsky ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece–Heptathlon DNF
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom–Heptathlon DNF
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand10thLong jump 6.25 m (w)
2ndHeptathlon 6115 pts
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan19thHeptathlon 5992 pts
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland16th (q)Long jump 6.26 m
14thHeptathlon 5852 pts
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain8thPentathlon 4434 pts
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden12thHeptathlon 6148 pts
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 9th (h)100 m hurdles 13.39 s
2ndLong jump 6.74 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden–Pentathlon DNF
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States3rd (q)Long jump 6.75 m 1
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece11thLong jump 6.61 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain–Long jump NM
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain27th (q)Long jump 6.31 m

1No mark in the final

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