Grace Jackson

Grace Jackson (born 14 June 1961 in St. Ann, Jamaica ) is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres.She reached the 100m and 200m finals in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games and the 200m final in Barcelona in 1992.Her breakthrough performance was at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. She won a Silver medal over 200m behind Florence Griffith Joyner, beating then 200m World Champion Silke Moller, Heike Drechsler and team mate Merlene Ottey. She also won a bronze medal at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.She is a one time world 100m champion.

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