Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
















































The Honourable
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
AC, CVO, MBE

Marjorie Jackson.jpg
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson in 2007

33rd Governor of South Australia

In office
3 November 2001 – 8 August 2007
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Premier
Rob Kerin (2001–02)
Mike Rann (2002–07)
Preceded by Sir Eric Neal
Succeeded by Kevin Scarce

Personal details
Born
(1931-09-13) 13 September 1931 (age 87)
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s)
Peter Nelson (1953–77; his death)
Residence Marion, South Australia


























Marjorie Jackson-Nelson

Marjorie Jackson-Nelson 1952.jpg
Jackson at a club meeting in Sydney on 12 January 1952

Personal information
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m – 11.4 (1952)
200 m – 23.59 (1952)[1][2]

Medal record





















































Representing  Australia

Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki
100 m
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki
200 m

British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 100 yards
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 220 yards
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 3×110/220 yd
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 4×110/220 yd
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 100 yards
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 220 yards
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 4×110 yards



Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC, CVO, MBE (born 13 September 1931) is a former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. She finished her sporting career with two Olympic and seven Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, six individual world records[1] and every Australian State and National title she contested from 1950–1954.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Governor


  • 3 Honours


  • 4 References


  • 5 Bibliography


  • 6 External links





Biography


Marjorie Jackson was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and first gained fame when she defeated reigning Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Fanny Blankers-Koen a number of times in 1949, thus earning the nickname "the Lithgow Flash", after the New South Wales town of Lithgow where she lived and had grown up.[4]


Having won four titles at the 1950 British Empire Games, Jackson came as a favourite to the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. She won both the 100 m, in a then-world-record-equalling time of 11.5, and the 200 m, winning the first Olympic athletics track titles for Australia since Edwin Flack in 1896. Having more strong runners in the team, the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team was also a favourite for the gold, but a faulty exchange meant Jackson's chances for third gold medal were gone. The Americans, anchored by Catherine Hardy (later Lavender), won in an upset, setting a new world record time of 45.9 seconds.[1] Later in 1952, Jackson lowered the 100 m world record time to 11.4, running this new record in a meet at Gifu, Japan on 4 October 1952.[2]


In 1953 Jackson married Olympic cyclist Peter Nelson.[1] After his death from leukaemia in 1977, she launched the Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellowship. Now named Jackson-Nelson, she was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also has a road named in honour of her at the Sydney Olympic Park, beside the Sydney Superdome (now Allphones Arena).



Governor


In late 2001, Jackson-Nelson was appointed Governor of South Australia. On 15 March 2006, Jackson-Nelson was one of the final four runners who carried the Queen's Baton around the MCG stadium during the 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Melbourne. On 6 June 2007, it was announced that a new medical facility to be built in Adelaide will be named the "Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital", and shortly afterwards she ceased her tenure on 31 July 2007.[1] On 18 February 2009, Premier Mike Rann agreed to remove her name from the planned hospital.



Honours



  • 1953: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Coronation Honours for her service to women's athletics.[5]

  • 1985: Induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame[6]

  • 2001: Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) upon appointment as governor.[7]

  • 2002: Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in February 2002 during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to South Australia.[8]

  • 2007: Olympic Order, the highest order bestowed by the International Olympic Committee. The citation from the IOC stated that the award was made for her "having illustrated the Olympic ideal through her actions, having achieved remarkable merit in the sporting world and having rendered outstanding service to the Olympic movement through her community work and as Governor of South Australia".[3]


She is also a Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and a Freeman of the City of London.


In 1993, the State Transit Authority of New South Wales named a Sydney RiverCat ferry after Jackson-Nelson.



References





  1. ^ abcde Marjorie Jackson. sports-reference.com


  2. ^ ab Marjorie Jackson (née Nelson). trackfield.brinkster.net


  3. ^ ab "Olympic Order for Lithgow Flash". The Canberra Times. 16 July 2007. p. 4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Jackson Nelson, Marjorie (31 May 2004). "GNT History". George Negus Tonight (transcript). Interviewed by George Negus. ABC1. Retrieved 21 October 2013.


  5. ^ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of the British Empire


  6. ^ "Marjorie Jackson Nelson AC CVO MBE". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 December 2013.


  7. ^ It's an Honour – Companion of the Order of Australia


  8. ^ It's an Honour – Commander of the Royal Victorian Order




Bibliography




  • FitzSimons, Peter (2006). Great Australian Sports Champions. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-7322-8517-8.


  • Prentis, Malcolm. "Great Australian Presbyterians: The Game". Uniting Church in Australia. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2007.



External links







  • Biography at the Governor of South Australia website

  • Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellowship Fund


  • Jackson-Nelson, Marjorie (born 1931) in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia









Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Eric Neal
Governor of South Australia
2001–2007
 Succeeded by
Kevin Scarce















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