Jackie McKernan

Jacqueline ("Jackie") McKernan (born 1 July 1965)[1] is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower. She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at three Olympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996) and won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and the Universiade in 1993.

Career

Born in Belfast, McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club. She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Norther Ireland, with a throw of 54.86 metres. She then finished 28th in qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

McKernan's personal best throw is 60.72 metres, achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo. This is the Northern Irish record, and places her sixth on the UK all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Jade Lally, Venissa Head, Philippa Roles and Shelley Newman.[2] She finished 20th in the qualifying round at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 58.88 metres (her best throw at an Olympics).

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  Northern Ireland
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 8th Shot put 11.77 m
9th Discus throw 49.08 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 18th (q) Discus throw 50.92 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 2nd Discus throw 54.86 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 16th (q) Discus throw 48.12 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 21st (q) Discus throw 55.64 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 28th (q) Discus throw 51.94 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 2nd Discus throw 60.72 m (PB)
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 25th (q) Discus throw 56.14 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) Discus throw 57.56 m
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5th Discus throw 54.86 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (q) Discus throw 54.78 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 20th (q) Discus throw 58.88 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th Discus throw 55.16 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th Discus throw 50.45 m

National titles

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. UK All-Time Lists: Women - Throws - GBR Athletics
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