Johanna Atkinson (née Jackson) (born 17 January 1985) is a

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race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

, and Commonwealth champion from

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. Johanna's mother Maureen Jackson, a professional sporting coach, coached Johanna and supported her throughout her Olympic journey. Johanna Jackson married Dave Atkinson in St Thomas's Church in December 2012. Johanna acted as a batonbearer when the

2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2022 Commonwealth Games covered 90,000 miles and visited 72 Commonwealth nations and territories from Birmingham Airport. The journey began at Buckingham Palace on 7 October 2021 and ended in Birmingham during th ...

came to

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of ...

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* 1985 births Living people People from Redcar Athletes from Yorkshire British female racewalkers English female racewalkers Olympic female racewalkers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain British Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games competitors for England Alumni of Teesside University {{UK-athletics-bio-stub