Nell Jackson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameNell Cecelia•Jackson
Used nameNell•Jackson
Born1 July 1929 in Athens, Georgia (USA)
Died1 April 1988 in Binghamton, New York (USA)
Measurements169 cm / 57 kg
AffiliationsTuskegee Institute, Tuskegee (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Nell Jackson was a sprinter at Tuskegee Institute. In 1946 she won the 200 metres in the first US Junior Nationals for women. At the 1951 Pan-American Games she was on the gold-medal winning 4×100 relay team (with Dolores Dwyer, Janet Moreau, and the non-Olympian Jean Patton) and won a silver medal in the 200 metres. Jackson won the AAU Championship in 1949-50 in the 200. Jackson earned her college degree from Tuskegee, a master’s degree from Springfield College in 1953 and a Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1962. She later taught at the University of Iowa, Illinois State, University of Illinois, Michigan State, and SUNY Binghamton. She later became a college professor and track coach and was the women’s head coach at the 1956 and 1972 Olympic Games, in addition to managing 10 US international teams.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 200 – 24.2 (1949).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Nell Jackson
200 metres, Women (Olympic) 3 h4 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) United States 3 h3 r1/2

Special Notes