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| Nationality | Guyanese, American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-11-21)21 November 1959 (age 66) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | California State University, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jennifer Innis (sometimes spelledInniss; born 21 November 1959) is a Guyanese and American formersprinter andlong jumper. Innis represented Guyana at the1979 Pan American Games. She competed in thewomen's 100 metres andlong jump at the1980 Summer Olympics, representing Guyana.[1] Innis was a finalist in the1983 World Championships long jump, finishing eleventh. For thirty years, she held the Guyanese women's national record for 100 meters at 11.26 seconds[2] until it was surpassed byBrenessa Thompson in 2017 with a time of 11.14 seconds.[3]
She was the model for the female bronze statue outside theLos Angeles Coliseum created by sculptorRobert Graham for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.[4] Innis competed in thelong jump at the1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Innis then represented theUnited States at the1987 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in the long jump. At the1987 World Championships long jump, she finished seventh. At the1989 World Indoor Championships, she placed eighth.[citation needed]
At the1990 Goodwill Games inSeattle, her final international event, she placed fifth in the long jump.[5]
