Born in Belfast, McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club. She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Northern Ireland, with a throw of 54.86 metres. She then finished 28th in qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
McKernan's personal best throw is 60.72 metres, achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo. This is the Northern Irish record, and places her sixth on the UK all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Jade Lally, Venissa Head, Philippa Roles and Shelley Newman.[2] She finished 20th in the qualifying round at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 58.88 metres (her best throw at an Olympics).
jackie, mckernan, jacqueline, jackie, mckernan, born, july, 1965, retired, northern, irish, discus, thrower, represented, great, britain, northern, ireland, three, olympic, games, 1988, 1992, 1996, silver, medals, commonwealth, games, 1990, universiade, 1993, . Jacqueline Jackie McKernan born 1 July 1965 1 is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at three Olympic Games 1988 1992 1996 and won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and the Universiade in 1993 Contents 1 Career 2 International competitions 2 1 National titles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Belfast McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Northern Ireland with a throw of 54 86 metres She then finished 28th in qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics McKernan s personal best throw is 60 72 metres achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo This is the Northern Irish record and places her sixth on the UK all time list behind Meg Ritchie Jade Lally Venissa Head Philippa Roles and Shelley Newman 2 She finished 20th in the qualifying round at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 58 88 metres her best throw at an Olympics International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Great Britain and nbsp Northern Ireland1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh United Kingdom 8th Shot put 11 77 m9th Discus throw 49 08 m1988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 18th q Discus throw 50 92 m1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland New Zealand 2nd Discus throw 54 86 mEuropean Championships Split Yugoslavia 16th q Discus throw 48 12 m1991 World Championships Tokyo Japan 21st q Discus throw 55 64 m1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 28th q Discus throw 51 94 m1993 Universiade Buffalo United States 2nd Discus throw 60 72 m PB World Championships Stuttgart Germany 25th q Discus throw 56 14 m1994 European Championships Helsinki Finland 13th q Discus throw 57 56 mCommonwealth Games Victoria Canada 5th Discus throw 54 86 m1995 World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 16th q Discus throw 54 78 m1996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 20th q Discus throw 58 88 m1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 5th Discus throw 55 16 m2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester United Kingdom 10th Discus throw 50 45 mNational titles edit 6 AAA Championships 1988 1991 1992 1994 1996 1997 5 UK Championships 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 References edit Sports Reference profile Archived 2013 12 05 at the Wayback Machine UK All Time Lists Women Throws GBR AthleticsExternal links editJackie McKernan at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jackie McKernan amp oldid 1215488965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
