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Marjorie Jackson (Coffs Harbour, Nueva Gales del Sur, Australia; 13 de septiembre de 1931) Atleta australiana especialista en pruebas de velocidad que fue campeona olímpica de 100 y 200 metros en los Juegos de Helsinki 1952 y batió varios récords mundiales.
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC CVO MBE DStJ (born 13 September 1931) is an Australian former athlete and politician. She was the Governor of South Australia between 2001 and 2007. She finished her sporting career with two Olympic and seven Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, six individual world records [1] and every Australian state and ...
Marjorie Jackson is an Australian athlete who won two Olympic gold medals and tied or set 13 world records. During the early 1950s, when Australians dominated women’s sprint events, Jackson was the most outstanding Australian sprinter.
At the Helsinki 1952 Olympics, Marjorie Jackson made an outstanding Olympic debut as she won gold in both the women's 100 and 200 metres sprints. She became the first Australian woman to win an...
2 de may. de 2024 · Marjorie Nelson-Jackson was the supreme female sprinter of the early 1950s. She won the Olympic sprint double in 1952, and at the Commonwealth Games, she won seven sprint gold medals, as follows: 1950 and 1954 100 yards and 220 yards doubles, the 110-220-110 yards relay (with Shirley Strickland and Verna Johnston) and the 220-110-220 ...
26 de jul. de 2022 · Marjorie Jackson won the 100m and 200m at the 1952 Helsinki Games, setting world records in both events. She also competed in the 4x100m relay and became a governor of South Australia.
Marjorie Nelson-Jackson was the supreme female sprinter of the early 1950s. She won the Olympic sprint double in 1952, and at the Commonwealth Games, she won seven sprint gold medals, as follows: 1950 and 1954 100 yards and 220 yards doubles, the 110-220-110 yards relay (with Shirley Strickland and Verna Johnston) and the 220-110-220-110 yards ...
