Jillian Richardson

Jillian Richardson

Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
	1984 Los Angeles	4 x 400 metres
World Indoor Championships
	1989 Budapest	400 metres
Commonwealth Games
	1982 Brisbane	4 x 400 metres
	1986 Edinburgh	4 x 400 metres
	1986 Edinburgh	400 metres

Jillian Richardson (born March 10, 1965 in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago) 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 2014) still stands.

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 a 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 Am Games. She won a silver in the 400 meters at the 1987 Pan Am 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 Francophone Games in 1989.

She competed for Canada at three Olympic Games. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the Silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her team mates Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck and Marita Payne. At the 1988 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 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)

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	1st	4 × 400 m	3:27.70
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	4 × 400 m	3:27.41
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	4 × 400 m	3:21.21
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	2nd	400 m	51.62
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:28.92
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	400 m	50.35
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:29.18
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	400 m	51.03
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:24.11
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	semi-final	400 m	49.91
			DNF	4 × 400 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	400 m	52.02
	Francophonie Games	Casablanca, Morocco	1st	400 m	51.79
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:32.96
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	400 m	49.93
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:25.20
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	heats	400 m

See also

• Canadian records in track and field

References

• Jillian Richardson profile at IAAF
• Sports Reference

External links

• Jillian Richardson profile at IAAF