Emma Jackson (born 7 June 1988 at

Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population ...

, Staffordshire) is an 800m runner who reached the semi-finals of the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. She also represented England at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

, finishing 4th in the final of the 800 metres. She has represented Great Britain at every age group and in 2007 was the European Junior silver medal winner and the World's fastest Junior 800 metres runner.

Education

Jackson attended

St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent St Joseph's College is a coeducational grammar school located in Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. The school's oldest and original building in this location is a Grade II listed structure which was previously a residential property ...

and then achieved a first class honours degree in Accounting and Finance at Keele University.

Athletics

In 2006, Jackson won a gold medal in the 800m at the English Schools Athletic Championships. In 2007, Jackson was 2nd in the European Junior 800 metres final in Hengelo, Holland. She was also the World's fastest female Junior for 800 metres. In 2008, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the British University Championships and a gold medal in the 800m at the England Athletics under-23 Championships. In 2010, Jackson finished fourth for the Great Britain team in the 800m at the European Team Championships, and fourth for the England team in the 800m at the Commonwealth Games. In 2011, Jackson reached the semi-final of the World Athletics Championships 800 metres in Korea. She was 2nd to Jenny Meadows in the World Challenge meeting in Hengelo and won the European Classic meeting in Rovereto. She broke the 2 minute barrier for 800 metres for the first time and ran each of her last 3 races of 2011 in under 2 minutes.

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* 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme English female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain People educated at St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent Alumni of Keele University 21st-century English sportswomen {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub