Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky (born 30 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she reached the final, where she failed to record a valid 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 Louisiana State University.
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia | |||||
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 10th | Long jump | 6.25 m (w) |
| 2nd | Heptathlon | 6115 pts | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | Heptathlon | 5992 pts |
Representing the  Netherlands | |||||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 16th (q) | Long jump | 6.26 m |
| 14th | Heptathlon | 5852 pts | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Pentathlon | 4434 pts |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | Heptathlon | 6148 pts | |
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 9th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.39 s | |
| 2nd | Long jump | 6.74 m | |||
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | – | Pentathlon | DNF |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd (q) | Long jump | 6.75 m1 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th | Long jump | 6.61 m |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | – | Long jump | NM |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 27th (q) | Long jump | 6.31 m |
1No mark in the final
References
edit- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
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