Jo Wise pictured above during the Long Jump final at the 1999 World Athletics
Championships in Seville. She produced a fine leap of 6.75m to finish in 5th place,
just 8cm behind the bronze medal winner Marion Jones and almost a personal best.
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Women's Long Jump final.
Commonwealth Games 1998.
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| 1. Joanne Wise |
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ENG |
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6.63m |
| 2. Jacqueline Edwards |
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BAH |
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6.59m |
| 3. Nicole Boegman |
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AUS |
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6.58m |
| 4. Lacena Golding |
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JAM |
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6.57m |
| 5. Tracy Joseph |
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ENG |
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6.35m |
| 6. Chantal Brunner |
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NZL |
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6.35m |
| 7. Frith Maunder |
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NZL |
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6.20m |
| 8. Alice Falaiye |
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CAN |
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6.13m |
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Women's Long Jump final. 1999
World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Niurka Montalvo |
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ESP |
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7.06m |
| 2. Fiona May |
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ITA |
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6.94m |
| 3. Marion Jones |
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USA |
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6.83m |
| 4. Lyudmila Galkina |
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RUS |
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6.82m |
| 5. Joanne Wise |
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GBR |
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6.75m |
| 6. Dawn Burrell |
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USA |
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6.74m |
| 7. Susen Tiedtke |
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GER |
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6.68m |
| 8. Maurren Higa Maggi |
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BRA |
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6.68m |
Jo Wise won the long jump bronze medal at the 1988 World Junior Championships (6.69w)
In Canada and finished 4th at the 1997 World Indoors Championship (Paris) 6.70m.
Wise competed at her second Olympic Games in Sydney, 2000, failing, by just one centimetre,
to reach the final. She was also twice AAA's Champion (1999 & 2000), three times AAAs Indoor
Champion (1992, 1997 & 1999) and was twice UK Champion (1992 & 1997).
Wise's indoor best of 6.70 m, remained the UK indoor record for fifteen years,
until 2012, when Shara Proctor jumped 6.89 m.
Annual progress.
2000 6.59 +0.1 Sydney 27 SEP
1999 6.76 +1.0 Malmö 02 AUG (PB)
1998 6.63 0.0 Kuala Lumpur 19 SEP
1997 6.52 +0.5 Athína 07 AUG
1993 6.48 Loughborough 23 JUN
1992 6.57 +0.4 Corby 25 MAY
1990 6.36 +0.8 Horsham 28 JUL
1989 6.43 +1.0 Birmingham 12 AUG
1988 6.47 +1.7 Sudbury 30 JUL