Education
Jackson attended St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent and then achieved a first class honours degree in Accounting and Finance at Keele University.Athletics
In 2006, Jackson won a gold medal in the 800m at the English Schools Athletic Championships. In 2007 Jackson was 2nd in the European Junior 800 metres final in Hengelo, Holland. She was also the World's fastest female Junior for 800 metres. In 2008, Jackson won a bronze medal in the 1500m at the British University Championships and a gold medal in the 800m at the England Athletics under-23 Championships. In 2010, Jackson finished fourth for the Great Britain team in the 800m at the European Team Championships, and fourth for the England team in the 800m at the Commonwealth Games. In 2011 Jackson reached the semi-final of the World Athletics Championships 800 metres in Korea. She was 2nd to Jenny Meadows in the World Challenge meeting in Hengelo and won the European Classic meeting in Rovereto. She broke the 2 minute barrier for 800 metres for the first time and ran each of her last 3 races of 2011 in under 2 minutes.References
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* 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme English female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain People educated at St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent Alumni of Keele University {{England-athletics-bio-stub