Simmone Jacobs

Kim Simmone Geraldine Jacobs (born 5 September 1966) is a British athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games (1988–96), winning a bronze medal as a 17 year-old at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 4 x 100 metres relay, along with Heather Oakes, Kathy Cook and Bev Callender. She also won a relay bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships and relay medals at three Commonwealth Games.

Career

Jacobs was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. She was a member of the Reading Athletic Club and later Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Her career best times are 11.31 secs for 100 metres (1988) and 22.95 for the 200 metres (1996). She won the AAAs Championship 200 metres title in 1986, 1988 and 1996, and the UK Championship 200 metres title in 1997. A talented junior, she won three medals at the 1983 European Junior Championships and won an Olympic bronze medal aged 17, when she replaced an injured Shirley Thomas in the British sprint relay squad at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She also won sprint relay bronze at the 1990 European Championships; relay silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and relay bronzes at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games. Her other individual results include finishing fourth in the 200 metres final at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh (just 0.02 from a medal), and seventh in the 100 metres final at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	2nd	100 m	11.59 sec
			3rd	200 m	23.28
			3rd	4 × 100 m	44.86
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	4 × 100 m	43.11
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	4th	200 m	23.48
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	quarter-final	100m	11.83
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	quarter-final	100 m	11.31
			quarter-final	200 m	23.38
			semi-final	4 × 100 m	43.50
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	7th	100 m	11.53
	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	4 × 100 m	44.15
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	3rd	4 × 100 m	43.32
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	semi-final	200m	23.72 (23.37)
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	heats	4 × 100 m	43.43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	quarter-final	200 m	23.61
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4 × 100 m	43.83
1994	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	heats	200 m	23.75
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	4 x 100 m	43.63
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	semi-final	100m	11.47
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	4 × 100 m	43.46
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	8th	4 x 100 m	44.45
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	quarter-final	200 m	22.96
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	4 × 100 m	43.93
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	semi-final	100 m	11.71
			semi-final	200 m	23.73
			3rd	4 × 100 m	43.69

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