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 Representing the 1984CARIFTA Games (U-17)Nassau, Bahamas2ndLong jump5.41 mCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)San Juan, Puerto Rico7th100 m12.70 w (3.5 m/s)4thLong jump5.35 m1986CARIFTA Games (U-17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe1stLong jump5.76 mCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Mexico City, México4th100 m12.394th200 m25.652ndLong jump5.96 m1987CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3rd100 m12.241stLong jump6.14 m1988Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Nassau, Bahamas1stLong jump6.20 m2nd4 × 100 m relay46.771991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10thLong jump6.37 m (0.3 m/s)NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 2ndLong jump6.62 m1992Pac-10 Conference Eugene, Oregon 1stLong jump6.61 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAustin, Texas 1stLong jump6.59 m NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 1stLong jump6.62 mgbrathletics.com 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada16th (q)Long jump6.16 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany18th (q)Long jump6.33 m (0.3 m/s)1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4thLong jump6.68 m1995Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rdLong jump6.50 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (q)Long jump6.59 m (-0.1 m/s)No mark in the final1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States15th (q)Long jump6.55 m (0.6 m/s)1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10thLong jump6.47 mCentral American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2ndLong jump6.52 mWorld 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 Games Maracaibo, Venezuela –4 × 100 m relayDQ 2ndLong jump6.50 mCommonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndLong jump6.59 m1999Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2ndLong jump6.38 mPan American Games Winnipeg, Canada7thLong jump6.20 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain28th (q)Long jump6.23 m (-0.5 m/s)2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6thLong jump6.59 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada16th (q)Long jump6.42 m (-0.3 m/s)2002Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 7thLong jump6.19 m2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada2ndLong jump6.63 m wPan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2ndLong jump6.41 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France19th (q)Long jump6.34 m (0.4 m/s)2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (q)Long jump6.39 mOlympic 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 Championships Moscow, Russia 9th (q)Long jump6.45 mCommonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8thLong jump6.46 m20072007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6thLong jump6.37 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan27th (q)Long jump6.29 m (0.5 m/s)2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia5thLong jump6.28 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China –Long jumpNM
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