Jennifer Innis (sometimes spelled Inniss; born 21 November 1959) is a Guyanese and American former sprinter and

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er. Innis represented Guyana at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

. She competed in the women's 100 metres and

at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Innis was a finalist in the 1983 World Championships long jump, finishing eleventh. For thirty years, she held the Guyanese women's national record for 100 meters at 11.26 seconds until it was surpassed by Brenessa Thompson in 2017 with a time of 11.14 seconds. She was the model for the female bronze statue outside the

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created by sculptor Robert Graham for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Innis competed in the

at the

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. Innis then represented the

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at the 1987 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in the long jump. At the 1987 World Championships long jump, she finished seventh. At the 1989 World Indoor Championships, she placed eighth. At the

1990 Goodwill Games The 1990 Goodwill Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition in Moscow, the second games took place in Seattle, Unite ...

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, her final international event, she placed fifth in the long jump.

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1984 Olympics statues
{{DEFAULTSORT:Innis, Jennifer 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Guyanese female sprinters Guyanese female long jumpers American female long jumpers Olympic athletes of Guyana World Athletics Championships athletes for Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Guyanese emigrants to the United States California State University, Los Angeles alumni Afro-Guyanese people Place of birth missing (living people) Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 21st-century American women