Jillian Richardson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jillian Richardson

Canadian sprinter

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1965

Place of Birth: Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jillian Richardson

  • Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe (born March 10, 1965 in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
  • She is a three-time Olympian.
  • In 1988, she equalled Marita Payne's Canadian 400 metres record of 49.91 secs.
  • The record (as of 2014) still stands.
  • She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2017.Richardson won a Gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team.
  • She repeated that feat at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, as well a winning a silver in the 400 meters.
  • She was a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay that took a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games.
  • She won a silver in the 400 meters at the 1987 Pan American Games, and as part of the Canadian 4 x 400 meter relay team.
  • She took a gold medal in the 400 metres and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1989 Francophone Games. She competed for Canada at three Olympic Games.
  • At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the Silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her team mates Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck and Marita Payne.
  • At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated in the 400 metres semi-finals, running 49.91.
  • It was the first time someone had broken 50 seconds and failed to reach the final.
  • Canada failed to finish the 4 × 400 m relay final due to an injury to Molly Killingbeck.
  • At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, she finished fifth in the 400 m final, in 49.93 and fourth in the 4 × 400 m relay final.

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