The highlight of her career was at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the 200m behind Florence Griffith-Joyner's still-standing world record of 21.34. Jackson ran a Jamaican record time of 21.72 seconds that was .01 seconds short of the pre-Olympic world record Griffith-Joyner broke. In the process, she finished ahead of then-200m World Champion Silke Moller (5th), Heike Drechsler (3rd) and teammate Merlene Ottey (4th). Ottey would regain the Jamaican record in 1990. She won a silver medal in the 200m at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Ottey. Later that year she broke the Jamaican 400m record with a time of 49.57 seconds, which would stand as the national record for 13 years. In November 1990, she married Hugh Small.
Jackson concluded her international career by finishing sixth in the 200m final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[1]
Achievementsedit
Personal Bests:
100 metres - 11.08sec (1988) - also ran 10.97 wind-assisted (+3.0) in 1988
200 metres - 21.72sec (1988) - stood as Jamaican Record from 1988-1990
400 metres - 49.57sec (1988) - stood as Jamaican Record from 1989-2002
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
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grace, jackson, born, july, 1994, jamaican, former, athlete, competed, mainly, metres, olympic, silver, medal, metres, 1988, seoul, olympics, former, jamaican, record, holder, 200m, 400m, jamaican, sportswoman, year, 1986, 1988, medal, recordwomen, athleticsre. Grace Jackson born july 16 1994 is a Jamaican former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres She won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and is a former Jamaican record holder in the 200m and 400m She was Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year in 1986 and 1988 Grace Jackson Medal recordWomen s AthleticsRepresenting JamaicaOlympic Games1988 Seoul 200 metresWorld Indoor Championships1989 Budapest 200 metres1987 Indianapolis 200 metres Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in St Ann Jamaica West Indies Federation Jackson reached the 100m and 200m finals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics finishing fifth in both A year later she won the 200m title at the 1985 Universiade and finished second in the 100m and 200m at the 1985 IAAF World Cup She won a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Heike Drechsler and Merlene Ottey The highlight of her career was at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where she won a silver medal in the 200m behind Florence Griffith Joyner s still standing world record of 21 34 Jackson ran a Jamaican record time of 21 72 seconds that was 01 seconds short of the pre Olympic world record Griffith Joyner broke In the process she finished ahead of then 200m World Champion Silke Moller 5th Heike Drechsler 3rd and teammate Merlene Ottey 4th Ottey would regain the Jamaican record in 1990 She won a silver medal in the 200m at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Ottey Later that year she broke the Jamaican 400m record with a time of 49 57 seconds which would stand as the national record for 13 years In November 1990 she married Hugh Small Jackson concluded her international career by finishing sixth in the 200m final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1 Achievements editPersonal Bests 100 metres 11 08sec 1988 also ran 10 97 wind assisted 3 0 in 1988 200 metres 21 72sec 1988 stood as Jamaican Record from 1988 1990 400 metres 49 57sec 1988 stood as Jamaican Record from 1989 2002 Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year in 1986 and 1988Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Jamaica1976 CARIFTA Games U 20 Nassau Bahamas 2nd High jump 1 65m1978 CARIFTA Games U 20 Nassau Bahamas 3rd 100m hurdles 16 56sCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships U 20 Xalapa Mexico 1st High jump 1 65m A1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane Australia 7th 200 m 23 253rd 4 100 m 43 691983 World Championships nbsp Helsinki 5th 200 m 22 63 wind 1 5 heats 4 400 m 3 34 171984 Olympic Games Los Angeles United States 5th 100 m 11 395th 200 m 22 208th 4 100 m 53 545th 4 400 m 3 27 511985 Universiade Kobe Japan 3rd 100 m 11 351st 200 m 22 59World Cup Canberra Australia 2nd 100 m 11 302nd 200 m 22 614th 4 100 m 43 391987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis United States 3rd 200 m 23 211988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 4th 100 m 10 97w2nd 200 m 21 724 100 m DNS final1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest Hungary 2nd 200 m 22 95World Cup Barcelona Spain 3rd 200 m 22 874th 4 100 m 43 581st 4 400 m 3 23 051992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 6th 200 m 22 58References edit Personalities SMALL Grace Jackson The Gleaner Company Limited retrieved 20 January 2012External links editGrace Jackson at World Athletics nbsp Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Grace Jackson Small Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Jamaican athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Jamaican Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace Jackson amp oldid 1199753347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
