Jeanette Kwakye
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| Medal record | |||
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| Women's athletics | |||
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 2008 Valencia | 60 m | |
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| Country |  Great Britain |
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| Club | Woodford Green with Essex Ladies | |
| Date of birth | 20 March 1983 | |
| Place of birth | England | |
| Height | 164 cm | |
| Weight | 61 kg | |
| Turned Pro | 2005 | |
| Personal Best | 60 m 7.08 100 m 11.26 200 m 23.11 |
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| Titles | ||
| Olympic Finals: | n/a | |
| World Finals: | 2nd | |
| Highest World Ranking: | 60 m: 2(2008) 100 m: 30(2007) 200 m: 45(2007) |
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Jeanette Kwakye (born 20 March 1983) is a British sprinter.
She won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with teammates Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer and Vernicha James. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth in the 60 metres. She ran the fastest time by a British woman over the 60m since 1986. This was recorded in the semi-final of the European Indoor championships at a time of 7.17 seconds.
Jeanette's younger brother, Louis, is also involved in National athletics and ran 10.80 in his first ever 100m. She is a graduate of Loughborough University where she attained a degree in Politics and Economics in 2005.
Kwakye, became the 2007 British Champion over 100m in a time of 11.59, beating Laura Turner (who recorded the same time) and defending champion Joice Maduaka. The next day, she also won the 200m title, after beating Emily Freeman and Donna Fraser, who took silver and bronze, respectively.
Her personal best times are 11.26 (11.24w) and 23.11 seconds, achieved in 2007.
In the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia Kwakye equalled the British 60m record of 7.13 by Bev Kinch in her semi final before smashing it with a superb 7.08 run to claim silver behind American Angela Williams who won in 7.06, this placing Miss Kwakye as number 2 in the 2008 world female rankings.
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