Joanne Jennings

Jo Jennings
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 55)
Pakenham, Suffolk
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWest Suffolk AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur high jump

Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (formerly Steele; born 20 September 1969 in Pakenham, Suffolk) is a female retired high jumper from England.

Athletics career

Jennings twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics and won silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. She set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth.[1]

She represented England in the high jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] Eight years later she represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4][5][6]

Personal life

As of September 2013 Jennings is a development manager at British Athletics.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, England 6th High jump 1.80 m
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 4th High jump 1.88 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 16th (q) High jump 1.90 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 15th High jump 1.70 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy =5th High jump 1.88 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 30th (q) High jump 1.86 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 9th High jump 1.94 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 30th (q) High jump 1.80 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd High jump 1.91 m

Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

References

  1. ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Jo Jennings Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.