Joanne Loraine "Jo" Jennings (formerly Steele; born 20 September 1969 in

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) is a female retired high jumper from

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Athletics career

Jennings twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics and won silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. She set her personal best (1.94 metres) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993, where she finished ninth. She represented

in the high jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in

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. Eight years later she represented

and won a silver medal, at the

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Personal life

She a Development Manager at

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International competitions

Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Joanne 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Bury St Edmunds British female high jumpers English female high jumpers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain