Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe (born March 10, 1965) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is a three-time Olympian. In 1988, she equalled Marita Payne's Canadian 400 metres record of 49.91 secs. The record (as of 2022) still stands. She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2017.
Richardson won a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team. She repeated that feat at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, as well as winning a silver in the 400 meters. She was a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay that took a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games. She won a silver in the 400 meters at the 1987 Pan American Games, and as part of the Canadian 4 x 400 meter relay team. She took a gold medal in the 400 metres and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1989 Francophone Games.
She competed for Canada at three Olympic Games. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck and Marita Payne. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated in the 400 metres semi-finals, running 49.91. It was the first time someone had broken 50 seconds and failed to reach the final. Canada failed to finish the 4 × 400 m relay final due to an injury to Molly Killingbeck. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she finished fifth in the 400 m final, in 49.93 and fourth in the 4 × 400 m relay final.
Achievements Three-time Canadian Champion - 400 m (1987) 200 m (1988, 1989) Canadian 400m record holder - 49.91 in 1988 (shared with Marita Payne) Representing 1982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia 1st4 × 400 m3:27.701983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th4 × 400 m3:27.411984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States 2nd4 × 400 m3:21.211986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, Scotland 2nd400 m51.62 1st4 × 400 m3:28.921987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States 2nd400 m50.35 2nd4 × 400 m3:29.18World ChampionshipsRome, Italy6th400 m51.034th4 × 400 m 3:24.111988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Koreasemi-final400 m49.91DNF4 × 400 m1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd400 m52.02Francophonie GamesCasablanca, Morocco 1st400 m51.79 2nd4 × 400 m3:32.961992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain5th400 m49.934th4 × 400 m3:25.201993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canadaheats400 m
See also Canadian records in track and field
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