Joanne Jennings

Jo Jennings

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 54) Pakenham, Suffolk
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	West Suffolk AC
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 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^[update] 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

External links

• Joanne Jennings on Twitter
• Joanne Jennings at World Athletics

This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 16:57