Jacinta Bartholomew Explained

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Jacinta Bartholomew
Fullname:Jacinta Bartholomew
Nationality:Grenadian
Birth Date:15 January 1965
Birth Place:St. George's, Grenada
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long Jump
Sprints
Collegeteam:Arizona Sun Devils

Jacinta Bartholomew (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in the Long Jump.[1] She represented Grenada in this event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, as part of the country's first contingent to the games and was the only female member, and therefore the first woman to represent the nation at the Olympics.[2] As expected she competed in the Long Jump but did not progress beyond the preliminary stage.

She earned Indoor and Outdoor honors in 1988 as a member of the NCAA champion 4x100 meter team and also placed and also placed third in the long jump and 4x400 meter relay. At the Penn Relays in the same year, she was runner up in the long jump and was on the winning, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams. In 1989 she became a PAC 10 Medalist.Jacinta holds the women's national indoor record in the long jump, a distance of 6.46m set on 23 February 1990.

After a successful career at the college level in athletics, Bartholomew now has an official Arizona University Trading Card in her honor.

Competition record

Representing
1982CARIFTA GamesKingston, Jamaica3rdLong Jump (U20)5.40 m
1983CARIFTA GamesFort-de-France, Martinique1stLong Jump (U20)5.88 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finlandbgcolor= 11th[3] Long Jump 5.77 m (+2.4)[4]
1984Summer Olympic GamesLos Angeles, Californiabgcolor= 17thLong Jump 6.07 m[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAAF: Jacinta Bartholomew. www.iaaf.org. 2 September 2016.
  2. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 8 June 2020.
  3. Web site: IAAF: Long Jump Result: 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics. www.iaaf.org. 2 September 2016.
  4. Web site: IAAF: Long Jump Startlist: 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics. www.iaaf.org. 2 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Jacinta Bartholomew Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jacinta-bartholomew-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 3 September 2016.