Jessica Thornton

Jessica Thornton
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998
Rio de Janeiro
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track 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. 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.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 Youth Olympics 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
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.45

References

  1. 1 2 Jessica Thornton. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. ↑ Jessica Thornton. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. ↑ Jessica Thornton. Australia Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
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