Jacqui Agyepong Explained

Jacquie Agyepong
Birth Date:5 January 1969
Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)[1]
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m hurdles
Club:Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Jacqueline Nana A. D. Agyepong (born 5 January 1969, in London) is a retired English athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Her personal bests are 12.93 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+1.4 m/s, Lausanne 1994) and 8.01 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Barcelona 1995).

Agyepong is a sister of the triple jumper Francis Agyepong, and is sister-in-law of the long jumper Mary Berkeley.[1]

Competition record

Representing /
1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th (sf)100 m hurdles13.68[2]
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada7th (sf)100 m hurdles13.86 w (+3.8 m/s) [3]
5th4 × 100 m relay44.91
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9th (sf)60 m hurdles8.17
European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia100 m hurdlesDNF
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy7th60 m hurdles8.25
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain23rd (qf)100 m hurdles13.36
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada14th (sf)60 m hurdles8.67
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany12th (sf)100 m hurdles13.03
1994Goodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia7th100 m hurdles13.13 (w)
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th100 m hurdles13.17
Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canadabgcolor=silver2nd100 m hurdles13.14
World CupLondon, United Kingdom3rd100 m hurdles13.02
8th4 × 100 m relay44.45
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5th60 m hurdles8.01
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (sf)100 m hurdles13.14
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States32nd (h)100 m hurdles13.24

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ag/jackie-agyepong-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. Did not finish in the final
  3. Disqualified in the final