Janet Burke
Title
Janet Burke
Description
"Jennifer Armond [second from right] of Shelly Ann Limited, presents her company's cheque to Janet Burke, schoolgirl track star from St. Andrew High School, to cover air fare for her to take part in the Silver East International Invitational Junior Track Meet in New Jersey on Saturday.
18 year-old Burke, the local 'Wonder Girl' of the track, broke Olympian Merlene Ottey's 100-metres record with a time of 11.4 seconds and equaled Ottey's 200 metres record with a time of 23.6 seconds in her first year in class one at the annual Inter-Secondary Girls Championships which was held at the National Stadium.
Others in picture are Garth Craig [left] Burke's coach and who will accompany her on her trip, Howard Aris [third from left], first Vice-President of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association [JAAA] and Ronnie Nasralla of NCM Limited, the advertising agency for Shelly Ann Limited."
18 year-old Burke, the local 'Wonder Girl' of the track, broke Olympian Merlene Ottey's 100-metres record with a time of 11.4 seconds and equaled Ottey's 200 metres record with a time of 23.6 seconds in her first year in class one at the annual Inter-Secondary Girls Championships which was held at the National Stadium.
Others in picture are Garth Craig [left] Burke's coach and who will accompany her on her trip, Howard Aris [third from left], first Vice-President of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association [JAAA] and Ronnie Nasralla of NCM Limited, the advertising agency for Shelly Ann Limited."
Subject
High school athletes - Jamaica; Businesswomen - Jamaica; Coaches (Athletics) - Jamaica; Sprinters - Jamaica
Creator
Daily News
Date
11-Jun-1981
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News - Burke, Janet
Identifier
D0009400
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
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Citation
Daily News, “Janet Burke,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed April 19, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8506.