Jackie Edwards (athlete)

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards (born 14 April 1971) is a Bahamian long jumper.

Edwards attended Queen's College High School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1987. Edwards 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.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th
1991	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships		2nd	^[3]
1992	Pac 10 Conference		1st
1992	NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships		1st	^[4]
1992	NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships		1st	^[5]
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	4th
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	7th
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	2nd
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	8th