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Joanne Jennings

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Jo Jennings
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 55)
Pakenham, Suffolk
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhigh jump
ClubWest Suffolk AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur high jump

Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (later Steele; born 20 September 1969 in Pakenham, Suffolk) is a female retired high jumper from England who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Jennings finished second behind Janet Boyle in the high jump event at the 1988 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Jennings represented England in the high jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[3][4] and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented Great Britain for the second time. The following year set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth.[5]

Jennings became the British high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships, 1999 AAA Championships and 2000 AAA Championships.[6][7]

Jennings later represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][9][10]

Personal life

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

International competitions

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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

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  1. ^ "Trials Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 7 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Alexander Results". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  9. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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