Jenny Adams

{{short description|American track and field athlete}}

{{for|persons of a similar name|Jenny Adams (disambiguation)}}

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Jenny Adams (born July 8, 1978) 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, Alberta, 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 {{T&Fcalc|6.64}}.

International competitions

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colspan="6" | Representing the {{USA}}
rowspan=2 | 2000

| rowspan=2 | NACAC U-25 Championships

| rowspan=2 | Monterrey, Mexico

| bgcolor=gold | 1st

| 100 m hurdles

| 13.54 (wind: -1.8 m/s)

bgcolor=gold | 1st

| Long jump

| 6.34m (wind: +2.0 m/s)

rowspan=3 | 2001

| rowspan=2 | World Championships

| rowspan=2 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| 5th

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.63 (wind: +2.0 m/s)

12th (q)No match in the final

| Long jump

| 6.48m

Goodwill Games

| Brisbane, Australia

| bgcolor=silver | 2nd

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.87

2002

| IAAF Grand Prix Final

| Paris, France

| 5th

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.88 (wind: +0.1 m/s)

rowspan=2 | 2003

| World Championships

| Paris, France

| 6th

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.77 (wind: -0.2 m/s)

World Athletics Final

| Monte Carlo, Monaco

| 4th

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.78 (wind: +1.3 m/s)

2004

| World Athletics Final

| Monte Carlo, Monaco

| bgcolor=silver | 2nd

| 100 m hurdles

| 12.68 (wind: +1.0 m/s)

References

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