Jacqui Agyepong
Jacqueline 'Jacqui' Nana A. D. Agyepong (born 5 January 1969, in London) is a retired English athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles.[2] She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
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| Born | 5 January 1969 London, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
Her personal bests are 12.93 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+1.4 m/s, Lausanne 1994) and 8.01 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Barcelona 1995).
Jacqui is a sister of the triple jumper, Francis Agyepong, and sister-in-law of the long jumper, Mary Berkeley.[1]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.68[3] |
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 7th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.86 w (+3.8 m/s) [4] |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.91 | |||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.17 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | – | 100 m hurdles | DNF | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 7th | 60 m hurdles | 8.25 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 23rd (qf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.36 | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 14th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.67 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.13 (w) |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.17 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 | |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 | |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.45 | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 8.01 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 32nd (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 |
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References
- Sports-Reference profile Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Jacqui Agyepong at World Athletics
- Did not finish in the final
- Disqualified in the final
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