Jackie Washington (sprinter)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jacqueline Washington |
| Born | July 17, 1962 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Jacqueline Washington (born July 17, 1962) is an American former athletics competitor.
Washington, a sprinter, attended the University of Houston during the early 1980s, earning All-American honors three times. She won three gold medals with the U.S. 4×100 metres relay team at the World University Games and another gold at the 1983 Pan American Games, where she also claimed a silver in the individual 100 metres event.[1] Running sixth in the Olympic trials, Washington was a reserve in the relay team for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gault Upset as Games End; U.S. Teams Win Relays". The New York Times. July 12, 1983.
- ^ "Houston Athletics Announces 2012 Hall of Honor Class". University of Houston Athletics. May 16, 2012.
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American female sprinters
- Houston Cougars women's track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- 20th-century American sportswomen