Johanna Jackson was aiming for a top ten finish and the UK record-holder performed up to her expectations, finishing tenth in 1:33:33. via Greene and Williams untroubled in 400m hurdles heats | Athletics Weekly.
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Jackson breaks UK record in La Coruña
JOHANNA JACKSON broke her UK 20km walk record at the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in La Coruna on June 19. The 25-year-old finished seventh in 1:30:41, which translates to an improvement of 35-seconds on her previous UK record which she set in Geneva last year. The Middlesbrough & Cleveland athlete also set a UK 10km [...]
iaaf.org – Zhu and Pascual nab La Coruña titles – IAAF Race Walking Challenge
China’s Yafei Zhu and Spain’s Beatriz Pascual clinched their respective 20Km victories to highlight the “Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha” – the Spanish leg in 2010 IAAF Race Walking Challenge held Saturday 19 on a cloudy and ideal day for Race Walking. While the 21-year-old Chinese retained his title from last year with a 1:21:11 [...]
iaaf.org – Russian Affair in Chihuahua? – WOMENS RACES PREVIEW
… spare a thought for the one Briton who toes the line for her country in Chihuahua. Johanna Jackson shoulders GB expectations in a competition where the Union flag used to fly frequently at medal ceremonies in the early days of what was then called the Lugano Cup. The Yorkshire girl has made impressive progress [...]
ChronicleLive – Sport – Athletics – Johanna Jackson is first Briton on podium
Bill McGuirk, Evening Chronicle JOHANNA JACKSON has written her name into the history books by becoming the first Briton to win a medal in an IAAF Race Walking Challenge event, taking bronze in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy, last weekend. The 25-year-old, who was one of the first of England’s track and field athletesto be named [...]
Race walker Jackson is first ever Brit to reach podium | More than the games
JO Jackson has made history by becoming the first Brit in history to win a medal at an IAAF Race Walking Challenge, scooping bronze in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy on Saturday. SEASON'S BEST: Jo Jackson sets her fastest time of the year in Italy and becomes the first Brit in history to reach the IAAF [...]
Schwazer and Santos dominate in Sesto San Giovanni, Jackson third – IAAF Race Walking Challenge
Schwazer and Santos dominate in Sesto San Giovanni – IAAF Race Walking ChallengeCommanding victory for Alex Schwazer in Sesto San Giovanni Lorenzo SampaolorelnewsSesto San Giovanni, Italy – Reigning 50 km Olympic champion Alex Schwazer and Vera Santos of Portugal took the honours at the 53rd edition of the famous Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni [...]
Walker Jackson earns Commonwealth Games call-up | More than the games
Jackson dominates race walking and won the recent national championships over 20km by over six minutes, despite falling ill before the start. And she was nearly ten minutes inside the qualifying time after clocking one hour 32 minutes 37 seconds in Italy earlier this year. It will be her second appearance at the Commonwealth, having [...]
Jo Jackson selected for IAAF Race Walking World Cup to be held in Chihuahua, Mexico on the 15-16 May 2010.
UK Athletics today announced Jo Jackson (Andi Drake / Maureen Jackson) has been selected to represent the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the IAAF Race Walking World Cup to be held in Chihuahua, Mexico on the 15-16 May 2010. National record holder Jackson was selected for the 20k distance following her international [...]