Jackson, who was born on June 14, 1961 in St. Ann, Jamaica, has had an illustrious career, competing in the 100m and 200m events and reaching the final in both 1984 and 1988, win, ning a silver medal in the 200m.
The retired Jackson, who was beaten by the late Florence Griffith Joyner into second in the final at the 1988 games, also reached the final of the 200m in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
In the 1988 final she beat then 200m World Champion Silke Moller, Heike Drechsler and teammate Merlene Ottey.
sports in Jamaican Colleges. She has occupied that position since 2001 and her experience is expected to help in discharging her responsibility for “competitions” in the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association Limited.
The three-time Olympian, educated in Accounts and Computer Science at the post-graduate level, also had the Order of Distinction bestowed upon her by the Jamaica government for her contribution to sports in the country.
To add to her list of achievements, she won a bronze medal at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and then a silver medal in 1989.
The 5’10” Jackson, who is also the Manager of Student Services for Sports at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, will also participate in activities planned by the GOA and according to a source there are plans for her to meet with athletes of the Inter-Guiana Games team on Saturday.
Jackson also won the Jamaica Sportswoman-of-the-Year award in 1986 and 1988 and currently holds the position of First Vice President in the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association. She also holds the position of president of the Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association, which is responsible for sports in Jamaican Colleges. She has occupied that
