Jabou Jawo

{{short description|Gambian sprinter}}

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| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

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Jabou Jawo (born 18 April 1962) is a Gambian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/jabou-jawo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083952/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/jabou-jawo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Jabou Jawo Olympic Results |accessdate=5 July 2017}} She was the first woman to represent the Gambia at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/99/manual |title=First female competitors at the Olympics by country |work=Olympedia |accessdate=14 June 2020}}