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Johanna Jackson

For the British Olympic equestrian, see Joanna Jackson (Equestrian).

Johanna Atkinson
Personal information
Birth nameJohanna Jackson
NicknameJo Jackson
NationalityEnglish
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 39)
Alma materTeesside University[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
SportRace walking
ClubMiddlesbrough & Cleveland Harriers[2]

Johanna Atkinson (née Jackson) (born 17 January 1985) is a British race walker, and Commonwealth champion from New Marske in Redcar and Cleveland.[3] 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.[1] Johanna acted as a batonbearer when the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay came to Redcar.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom /  England
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 7th 20 km walk 1:42:04
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 54th 20 km 1:41:47
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 7th 20 km walk 1:36:28
World Championships Osaka, Japan 25th 20 km walk 1:39:34
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 45th 20 km 1:37:56
Summer Olympics Beijing, China 21st 20 km walk 1:31:33
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 27th 20 km 1:45:05
World Championships Berlin, Germany — 20 km walk DSQ
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, México 46th 20 km 1:47:12
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 20 km walk 1:33:33
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 1st 20 km walk 1:34:22
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 12th 20 km 1:33:53
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 22nd 20 km 1:35:32
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 42nd 20 km 1:38:29
Summer Olympics London, England — 20 km walk DSQ
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 48th 20 km 1:33:55

References

  1. ^ a b Love, Laura (4 December 2012). "Wedding day joy for gold medallist Johanna Jackson". TeessideLive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Johanna Jackson". Team GB. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ Turbull, Simon (4 May 2008). "Action Jackson can stretch her legs to be the Paula Radcliffe of". The Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Queen's Baton Relay reaches Teesside and County Durham". BBC News. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.


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