Sharon Jaklofsky Explained

Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky (born 30 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she reached the final, where she failed to record a valid jump.

Between 1994 and 2000 Jaklofsky gathered fourteen Dutch titles, mainly in the hurdles and long jump events, at indoor and outdoor championships.

Jaklofsky ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.

Competition record

Representing
1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, GreeceHeptathlonDNF
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United KingdomHeptathlonDNF
1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand10thLong jump6.25 m (w)
bgcolor=silver2ndHeptathlon6115 pts
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan19thHeptathlon5992 pts
Representing the
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (q)Long jump6.26 m
14thHeptathlon5852 pts
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thPentathlon4434 pts
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12thHeptathlon6148 pts
UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan9th (h)100 m hurdles13.39 s
bgcolor=silver2ndLong jump6.74 m
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, SwedenPentathlonDNF
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States3rd (q)Long jump6.75 m1
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece11thLong jump6.61 m
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, SpainLong jumpNM
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain27th (q)Long jump6.31 m
1No mark in the final

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