About Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, née Marjorie Jackson, is an Australian former athlete and politician. She was the Governor of South Australia between 2001 and 2007. She finished her sporting career with two Olympic and seven Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, six individual world records and every Australian state and national title she contested from 1950 to 1954. She travelled to Sydney for the national championships when she was fifteen, where she won every race that she entered. Jackson set her first world record in January 1950, running 100 yards in 10.8 seconds in Adelaide. In the years between 1950 and 1954, she won every state and national title that she contested in the 100 yards and the 220 yards.
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