Jennifer Innis, Date of Birth

    

Jennifer Innis

American long jumper and sprinter of Guyanese descent

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1959

Profession: sprinter, long jumper

Nationality: United States, Guyana

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jennifer Innis

  • Jennifer Innis (sometimes spelled Inniss; born 21 November 1959) is a Guyanese and American former sprinter and long jumper.
  • She competed in the women's 100 metres and long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
  • She was a finalist in the 1983 World Championships long jump, finishing eleventh.
  • For thirty years, she held the Guyanese women's national record for 100 meters at 11.26 seconds until it was surpassed by Brenessa Thompson in 2017 with a time of 11.14 seconds.She was the model for the female bronze statue outside the Los Angeles Coliseum created by sculptor Robert Graham for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
  • She competed in the long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Innis then represented the United States at the 1987 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in the long jump.
  • At the 1987 World Championships long jump, she finished seventh.
  • At the 1989 World Indoor Championships, she placed eighth.
  • At the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, her final international event, she placed fifth in the long jump.

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