Johanna Jackson

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]

  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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