Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky (born 30 September 1968 in

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, Queensland) is a retired Dutch

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er, who was born in

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. A former heptathlete, she represented the

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at the

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. There she reached the final, where she didn't manage to earn a correct jump. Between 1994 and 2000 Jaklofsky gathered fourteen Dutch titles, mainly in the hurdles and long jump events, at indoor and outdoor championships. Jaklofsky ran track collegiately at

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Competition record

¹No mark in the final

References

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Dutch Olympic Committee

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* 1968 births Living people Dutch female long jumpers Dutch female hurdlers Australian female long jumpers Australian heptathletes Australian people of Dutch descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Dutch people of Australian descent LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes from Brisbane World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub