Jessica Thornton
Jessica Thornton in 2016
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26)
Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 23.26 (2016)
400 m: 52.05 (2016)

Jessica Thornton (born 12 April 1998) is an Australian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She holds a personal best of 52.05 seconds for the 400 m.[2]

She was born in Randwick, New South Wales and studied nutrition science at the University of Wollongong. Thornton won the 400 m at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, setting a personal best of 52.50 seconds to beat Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser.[3] She ran for the Asia-Pacific relay team at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, though the team finished last. She was a relay finalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Anneliese Rubie, Caitlin Sargent and Morgan Mitchell.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 1st 400 m 52.50
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.89
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 400 m 52.05
7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.83
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.45

References

  1. ^ a b Jessica Thornton Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. ^ Jessica Thornton. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jessica Thornton Archived 17 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Australia Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.

External links

Youth Olympic champions in athletics – girls' 400 metres
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