Joanne Jennings
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 54) Pakenham, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | West Suffolk AC | ||||||||||||||
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Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (formerly Steele; born 20 September 1969 in Pakenham, Suffolk) is a female retired high jumper from England.
Athletics career
Jennings twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics and won silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. She set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth.[1]
She represented England in the high jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] Eight years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4][5][6]
Personal life
As of September 2013[update] Jennings is a development manager at British Athletics.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Joanne Jennings on X
- Joanne Jennings at World Athletics
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