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Jennifer Innis
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Nationality | Guyanese, American |
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Born | (1959-11-21) 21 November 1959 (age 64) |
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Sport | Sprinting |
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Event | 100 metres |
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College team | California State University, Los Angeles |
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Jennifer Innis (sometimes spelled Inniss; born 21 November 1959) is a Guyanese and American former sprinter and long jumper. Innis represented Guyana at the 1979 Pan American Games. She competed in the women's 100 metres and long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] Innis 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[2] until it was surpassed by Brenessa Thompson in 2017 with a time of 11.14 seconds.[3]
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.[4] Innis competed in the long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
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 GamesinSeattle, her final international event, she placed fifth in the long jump.
References[edit]
^ GTIMES (19 June 2016). "Thompson shatters 30 year old record | Guyana Times". guyanatimesgy.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ Crowe, Jerry (11 December 2006). "Schroeder learns to grin and bare the naked truth". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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