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 Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece –HeptathlonDNFCommonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom –HeptathlonDNF1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand10thLong jump6.25 m (w)2ndHeptathlon6115 pts1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan19thHeptathlon5992 ptsRepresenting the 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (q)Long jump6.26 m14thHeptathlon5852 pts1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thPentathlon4434 ptsWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12thHeptathlon6148 ptsUniversiadeFukuoka, Japan9th (h)100 m hurdles13.39 s2ndLong jump6.74 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden –PentathlonDNFOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States3rd (q)Long jump6.75 m11997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece11thLong jump6.61 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain –Long jumpNM1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain27th (q)Long jump6.31 m 1No mark in the final
References Dutch Olympic Committee
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