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Why is Jessica Ennis a hero?

Why is Jessica Ennis a hero?

She has established herself as one of the top competitors in the seven-discipline heptathlon event, winning the gold medal at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. A year later she added the World Indoor pentathlon title to a growing list of accolades, as well as the European heptathlon crown.

What did Jessica Ennis do?

Jessica Ennis-Hill, in full Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, née Jessica Ennis, (born January 28, 1986, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England), English track-and-field athlete who, at the 2012 London Olympic Games, won a gold medal in the heptathlon. Go for the gold in this track and field quiz.

What good things has Jessica Ennis done?

Ennis-Hill gained gold at the European championships and became world indoor pentathlon champion in 2010. Her legendary sporting status was secured when at the 2012 London Olympic Games, she won the heptathlon gold medal with a British and Commonwealth record-breaking score.

How did Jessica Ennis Hill become an athlete?

Shortly after her first coaching session with Toni, Jessica joined the City of Sheffield Athletics Club, who she represented until her retirement in 2016. After winning a bronze medal in the 2005 Commonwealths Games, she graduated from University and started her professional career in full-time athletics.

How fast is Jessica Ennis Hill?

Jessica ENNIS-HILL

Discipline Performance Wind
100 Metres 11.68 -1.2
200 Metres 22.83 -0.3
800 Metres 2:07.81
100 Metres Hurdles 12.54 +1.3

Who is Jessica Ennis and what does she do?

Jessica Ennis is a one woman, ­seven-discipline, six-pack antidote to the fake, feckless flakes who have cluttered up our popular culture for too long.

When did Jessica Ennis become an Olympic champion?

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill [1] DBE (born 28 January 1986) is a British former track and field athlete from England, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon , she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion.

Who are the parents of Jessica Ennis Hill?

Spanning 10 years, Jessica’s achievements make her one of Great Britain’s most decorated athletes. Jessica was born in Sheffield on 28th January to parents, Vin and Alison.

What did Jessica Ennis score in the heptathlon?

With a packed Olympic stadium behind her and the whole country willing her on, Jessica achieved her life-long dream of becoming Olympic heptathlon champion. In front of her home crowd, her family and friends, she took the gold medal with a new personal best score of 6955 points. It was her crowning moment.