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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | Pakenham, Suffolk | 20 September 1969||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | West Suffolk AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (formerly Steele; born 20 September 1969 in Pakenham, Suffolk) is a female retired high jumper from England.
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]
As of September 2013[update] Jennings is a development manager at British Athletics.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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.