Jenny Adams

For the Belgian Olympic fencer, see Jenny Addams.

Jenny Adams (born July 8, 1978 in Tomball, Texas) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She attended the University of Houston.

At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, she achieved her personal best time (12.63 seconds) and competed in the long jump as well. Her personal best in that event is 6.64 m (21 ft 9¹⁄₄ in).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2000	NACAC U-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	100 m hurdles	13.54 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
2000	NACAC U-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	Long jump	6.34m (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	100 m hurdles	12.63 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th (q)^[1]	Long jump	6.48m
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.87
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	5th	100 m hurdles	12.88 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	100 m hurdles	12.77 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	100 m hurdles	12.78 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.68 (wind: +1.0 m/s)

References

↑ No match in the final

External links

Jenny Adams profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in women's long jump

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Helen Dinnehey 1924: Dorothy Walsh 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Nellie Todd 1927: Eleanor Egg 1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Nellie Todd 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Babe Didrikson 1932: Nellie Todd 1933: Genevieve Valvoda 1934: Not held 1935: Etta Tate 1936: Mable Smith 1937–8: Lula Hymes 1939–46: Stella Walsh 1947: Lillie Purifoy 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–50: Mabel Landry 1951: Stella Walsh 1952–3: Mabel Landry 1954–5: Nancy Phillips 1956–9: Margaret Mathews 1960–2: Willye White 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–6: Willye White 1967: Pat Connolly 1968–70: Willye White 1971: Kim Attlesey 1972: Willye White 1973–75: Martha Watson 1976: Kathy McMillan 1977–8: Jodi Anderson 1979: Kathy McMillan

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–1: Jodi Anderson 1982–3: Carol Lewis 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1985–6: Carol Lewis 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Claire Connor 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–6: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1997–8: Marion Jones 1999: Dawn Burrell 2000: Marion Jones 2001: Jenny Adams 2002: Brianna Glenn 2003: Grace Upshaw 2004: Marion Jones 2005: Grace Upshaw 2006: Rose Richmond 2007: Grace Upshaw 2008–12: Brittney Reese 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup 2014: Brittney Reese 2015: Tianna Bartoletta

Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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