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Jackie Edwards
Jamaican-born Bahamian long jumper

Jackie Edwards

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Jamaican-born Bahamian long jumper
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53 years
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Stanford University
Stanford, Santa Clara County, USA
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Biography

Jacqueline Lois Elizabeth Edwards (born 14 April 1971 in Falmouth, Trelawny Parish) is a Bahamian long jumper, who was born in Jamaica.

Career

Edwards attended Queen's College High School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1987. She graduated from Stanford University in 1992.At Stanford, Jackie was an All-American long and triple jumper (1992).Edwards was also a 100, 200 and 4 x 100 relay sprinter.Edwards holds the outdoor Stanford records for the long jump (6.70m, 1991) and the triple jump (13.22m, 1992) while together with, Rhonda Oliver, Alysia Hubbard and Chryste Gaines,Edwards hold the Stanford 4 x 100 relay record of 45.32s (1991).

Edwards personal best jump was 6.80 metres, achieved in June 1996 in San Jose.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Bahamas
1984CARIFTA Games (U-17)Nassau, Bahamas2ndLong jump5.41 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)San Juan, Puerto Rico7th100 m12.70 w   (3.5 m/s)
4thLong jump5.35 m
1986CARIFTA Games (U-17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe1stLong jump5.76 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Mexico City, México4th100 m12.39
4th200 m25.65
2ndLong jump5.96 m
1987CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3rd100 m12.24
1stLong jump6.14 m
1988Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Nassau, Bahamas1stLong jump6.20 m
2nd4 × 100 m relay46.77
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10thLong jump6.37 m   (0.3 m/s)
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2ndLong jump6.62 m
1992Pac-10 ConferenceEugene, Oregon1stLong jump6.61 m
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAustin, Texas1stLong jump6.59 m
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana1stLong jump6.62 m
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada16th (q)Long jump6.16 m
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany18th (q)Long jump6.33 m   (0.3 m/s)
1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada4thLong jump6.68 m
1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina3rdLong jump6.50 m
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (q)Long jump6.59 m   (-0.1 m/s)
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States15th (q)Long jump6.55 m   (0.6 m/s)
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France10thLong jump6.47 m
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2ndLong jump6.52 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece24th (q)Long jump6.38 m   (-0.6 m/s)
29th (q)Triple jump13.39 m   (-0.4 m/s)
1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela4 × 100 m relayDQ
2ndLong jump6.50 m
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2ndLong jump6.59 m
1999Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados2ndLong jump6.38 m
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada7thLong jump6.20 m
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain28th (q)Long jump6.23 m   (-0.5 m/s)
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6thLong jump6.59 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada16th (q)Long jump6.42 m   (-0.3 m/s)
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom7thLong jump6.19 m
2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada2ndLong jump6.63 m w
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2ndLong jump6.41 m
World ChampionshipsParis, France19th (q)Long jump6.34 m   (0.4 m/s)
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th (q)Long jump6.39 m
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece14th (q)Long jump6.53 m   (0.2 m/s)
2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas3rdLong jump6.71 m w   (3.5 m/s)
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9thLong jump6.42 m w   (2.9 m/s)
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia9th (q)Long jump6.45 m
Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia8thLong jump6.46 m
20072007 Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6thLong jump6.37 m
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan27th (q)Long jump6.29 m   (0.5 m/s)
2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia5thLong jump6.28 m
Olympic GamesBeijing, ChinaLong jumpNM
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