Jackie Gibson (other)
Jackie Gibson may refer to: * Jackie Gibson (athlete) (1914–1944), South African marathon runner * Jackie Paraiso (born 1966), American racquetball player who has competed under her married name, Gibson * Jackie (Gibson) Alper, American folk singer See also *Jack Gibson (other) *John Gibson (other) John Gibson may refer to: Sports *John Gibson (Nottingham cricketer), English cricketer *John Gibson (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–1892), English priest and cricketer *John Gibson (footballer, born 1967), Scottish football player *John Gibson (fo ...

Jackie Gibson (athlete)
Henry Alfred "Jackie" Gibson (31 March 1914 – 15 January 1944) was a South African long-distance runner. He finished eighth in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the marathon and placed sixth in the 6 miles contest. Gibson served in the South African Air Force where he reached the rank of Lieutenant in the 25 Squadron. He died along with the rest of the crew in an aircraft accident when their Lockheed B-34 Ventura II #6026 flew into a hilltop near Eshowe, Natal during bad weather. He was buried in the Stellawood Cemetery in Durban. In commemoration of his success in athletics, the Jackie Gibson Memorial Marathon was inaugurated in 1946 and is the oldest marathon in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According ...
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Jackie Paraiso
Jackie (Jacqueline) Paraiso (born September 14, 1966) is an American racquetball player. Paraiso was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour at the end of the 1991-92, 1998–99, and 1999-2000 seasons. She is a seven time World Champion in women's doubles, which are more World Championships than any other player. Professional career Paraiso finished in the top 10 at season's end on the women's pro tour 16 times between 1986–87 and 2003–04, including her three #1 finishes. Paraiso's best pro season was 1998-99, when she was in the finals of all seven events, winning six of them, including the 1998 US Open Racquetball Championships beating Christie Van Hees in three straight games, to finish at #1. That success carried over to the 1999-2000 season, when Paraiso won four of the five tournaments and a second US Open and again was #1 at season's end. International career Paraiso has made more appearances on Team USA than any other racquetball player - man or woman ...
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Jackie (Gibson) Alper
Jackie or Jacky may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters named Jackie or Jacky ** Jackie, current ring name of female professional wrestler Jacqueline Moore ** Jackie Lee (Irish singer) (born 1936), also known as "Jacky" * Jarrhan Jacky (born 1989), Australian rules football player Arts and entertainment Films * ''Jackie'' (1921 film), directed by John Ford * ''Jacky'' (film), a 2000 Dutch film * ''Jackie'' (2010 film), an Indian multilingual film directed by Kannada director Soori * ''Jackie'' (2012 film), a Dutch film * ''Jackie'' (2016 film), a biographical drama about Jackie Kennedy Music Albums * ''Jackie'' (Jackie DeShannon album) (1972) * ''Jackie'' (Ciara album) (2015) Songs * "Jacky" (Jacques Brel song) (1965) * "Jackie" (Elisa Fiorillo song) (1987) * "Jackie", a song from the 1987 album ''The Lion and the Cobra'' by Sinéad O'Connor * “Jackie”, a song from the 1993 rap album ''KKKill ...
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Jack Gibson (other)
Jack Gibson may refer to: * Jack Gibson (rugby league) (1929–2008), Australian player and coach * Jack Stanley Gibson (1909–2005), Irish physician * Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1880) (1880–1955), ice hockey player and executive * Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1948), ice hockey player * Jack Gibson, musician with American band Exodus * Jack Gibson (schoolmaster) (1908–1994), English schoolmaster, scholar, academic and British Himalayan mountaineer * Joseph Deighton Gibson Jr. (1920-2001), actor, disc jockey, MC, father of Black Appeal radio, Jack the Rapper Radio Convention See also * John Gibson (other) John Gibson may refer to: Sports *John Gibson (Nottingham cricketer), English cricketer *John Gibson (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–1892), English priest and cricketer *John Gibson (footballer, born 1967), Scottish football player *John Gibson (fo ...