Name Grace Jackson Role Olympic athlete | Weight 60 kg | |
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Olympic medals Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres | ||
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Grace Jackson-Small (born 14 June 1961) 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.
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- Olympics 1984 L A Track Womens 200m JAM Grace Jackson USA Randy Givens imasportsphilecom
- Career
- Achievements
- References
Olympics - 1984 L A - Track - Womens 200m - JAM Grace Jackson & USA Randy Givens imasportsphile.com
Career
Born 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, defeating then 200m World Champion Silke Moller (5th), Heike Drechsler (3rd) and team-mate Merlene Ottey (4th). Ottey would regain the Jamaican record in 1990. She won a 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.
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