Jessica Thornton (born 12 April 1998) is an Australian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She holds a personal best of 52.05 seconds for the 400 m.Jessica Thornton . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
She was born in Randwick, New South Wales and studied nutrition science at the University of Wollongong. Thornton won the 400 m at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, setting a personal best of 52.50 seconds to beat Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser. She ran for the Asia-Pacific relay team at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, though the team finished last. She was a relay finalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Anneliese Rubie, Caitlin Sargent and Morgan Mitchell.Jessica Thornton . Australia Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
International competitions 2014Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, China1st400 m52.50Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco4th4 × 400 m relay3:36.892016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th400 m52.057th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:37.83Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil8th4 × 400 m relay3:27.45
References
External links
Jessica Thornton at Australian Athletics Historical Results