Jade Johnson
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Representing  Great Britain
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| Women's athletics | ||
| European Championships | ||
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2002 Munich | Long jump |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2002 Manchester | Long jump |
Jade Linsey Johnson (born 7 June 1980, in London) is a retired English track and field athlete, specialising in long jump. She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She placed fourth at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and was a silver medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
She is allergic to sand. Jade's parents are from Liverpool, U.K., and Kingston, Jamaica.
Johnson came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. Her personal best is 6.81 metres, an Olympic qualifying distance, achieved in 2008 during the European Cup, where she placed second.
Jade just having returned from a serious injury, in November 2007 she had her lottery funding removed leading into Olympic year, making it harder for her to return to top rank competition. However, since then, she has set personal bests in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprints and in the long jump. She has also stated that she is now enjoying the sport more.
She came seventh in the final of the long jump in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, jumping 6.64 metres. She was very frustrated with her own performance and expressed a dissatisfaction that the winner the Brazilian Maurren Higa Maggi had previously tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Johnson was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2009 European Indoor Championships but had to withdraw due to an injury.
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