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Bahamian long jumper
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.
[1] 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).
[2]
Edwards personal best jump was 6.80 metres, achieved in June 1996 in
San Jose .
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the
Bahamas
1984
CARIFTA Games (U-17)
Nassau ,
Bahamas
2nd
Long jump
5.41 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)
San Juan ,
Puerto Rico
7th
100 m
12.70 w (3.5 m/s)
4th
Long jump
5.35 m
1986
CARIFTA Games (U-17)
Les Abymes ,
Guadeloupe
1st
Long jump
5.76 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)
Mexico City ,
México
4th
100 m
12.39
4th
200 m
25.65
2nd
Long jump
5.96 m
1987
CARIFTA Games (U-17)
Port of Spain ,
Trinidad and Tobago
3rd
100 m
12.24
1st
Long jump
6.14 m
1988
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
Nassau ,
Bahamas
1st
Long jump
6.20 m
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
46.77
1991
World Championships
Tokyo ,
Japan
10th
Long jump
6.37 m (0.3 m/s)
NCAA
Division I
Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Eugene, Oregon
2nd
Long jump
6.62 m
[3]
1992
Pac-10 Conference
Eugene, Oregon
1st
Long jump
6.61 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
NCAA
Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Austin, Texas
1st
Long jump
6.59 m
[4]
NCAA
Division I
Indoor Track and Field Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana
1st
Long jump
6.62 m
[5]
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto ,
Canada
16th (q)
Long jump
6.16 m
World Championships
Stuttgart ,
Germany
18th (q)
Long jump
6.33 m (0.3 m/s)
1994
Commonwealth Games
Victoria ,
Canada
4th
Long jump
6.68 m
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata ,
Argentina
3rd
Long jump
6.50 m
World Championships
Gothenburg ,
Sweden
10th (q)
Long jump
6.59 m (-0.1 m/s)
[6]
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta ,
United States
15th (q)
Long jump
6.55 m (0.6 m/s)
1997
World Indoor Championships
Paris ,
France
10th
Long jump
6.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2nd
Long jump
6.52 m
World Championships
Athens ,
Greece
24th (q)
Long jump
6.38 m (-0.6 m/s)
29th (q)
Triple jump
13.39 m (-0.4 m/s)
1998
Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo, Venezuela
–
4 × 100 m relay
DQ
2nd
Long jump
6.50 m
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur ,
Malaysia
2nd
Long jump
6.59 m
1999
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Bridgetown, Barbados
2nd
Long jump
6.38 m
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
7th
Long jump
6.20 m
World Championships
Seville ,
Spain
28th (q)
Long jump
6.23 m (-0.5 m/s)
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney ,
Australia
6th
Long jump
6.59 m
2001
World Championships
Edmonton ,
Canada
16th (q)
Long jump
6.42 m (-0.3 m/s)
2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester ,
United Kingdom
7th
Long jump
6.19 m
2003
Central American and Caribbean Championships
St. George's, Grenada
2nd
Long jump
6.63 m w
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo ,
Dominican Republic
2nd
Long jump
6.41 m
World Championships
Paris ,
France
19th (q)
Long jump
6.34 m (0.4 m/s)
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
19th (q)
Long jump
6.39 m
Olympic Games
Athens ,
Greece
14th (q)
Long jump
6.53 m (0.2 m/s)
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
3rd
Long jump
6.71 m w (3.5 m/s)
World Championships
Helsinki ,
Finland
9th
Long jump
6.42 m w (2.9 m/s)
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow, Russia
9th (q)
Long jump
6.45 m
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne ,
Australia
8th
Long jump
6.46 m
2007
2007 Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6th
Long jump
6.37 m
World Championships
Osaka ,
Japan
27th (q)
Long jump
6.29 m (0.5 m/s)
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia
5th
Long jump
6.28 m
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
–
Long jump
NM
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