Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (later Steele; born 20 September 1969 in

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) is a female retired

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er from England who twice competed for Great Britain at the

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Biography

Jennings finished second behind Janet Boyle in the high jump event at the

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. Jennings represented

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in the high jump event, at the

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, New Zealand and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented

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for the second time. The following year set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth. Jennings became the British high jump champion after winning the British

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title at the

1998 AAA Championships The 1998 AAA Championships sponsored by Bupa, was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 26 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. The event served as the de facto na ...

1999 AAA Championships The 1999 AAA Championships sponsored by CGU, was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 23 to 25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto nat ...

and

2000 AAA Championships The 2000 AAA Championships sponsored by Norwich Union, was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 11–13 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de f ...

. Jennings later represented

and won a silver medal, at the

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, Malaysia.

Personal life

Jennings is a development manager at

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International competitions

Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Joanne 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Bury St Edmunds British female high jumpers English female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics