Johanna Atkinson (née Jackson) (born 17 January 1985) is a British race walker. She was a Commonwealth champion.
Biography Jackson was coached by her mother Maureen Jackson, a professional sporting coach and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Shortly afterwards Jackson finished second behind Ann Loughnane in the 5,000 metres walk event at the 2005 AAA Championships.
Jackson then proceeded to win six consecutive national 5,000m walk titles from 2007 to 2012.
Jackson married Dave Atkinson in St Thomas's Church in December 2012 and competed under her married name thereafter. As Johanna Atkinson she won an eighth national title at the 2015 British Athletics Championships.
Atkinson acted as a batonbearer when the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay came to Redcar.
Achievements Representing / 2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia7th20 km walk1:42:04World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain54th20 km1:41:472007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary7th20 km walk1:36:28World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan25th20 km walk1:39:342008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia45th20 km1:37:56Summer OlympicsBeijing, China21st20 km walk1:31:332009European Race Walking CupMetz, France27th20 km1:45:05World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany —20 km walkDSQ2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico46th20 km1:47:12European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10th20 km walk1:33:33Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India 1st20 km walk1:34:222011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal12th20 km1:33:53World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea22nd20 km1:35:322012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia42nd20 km1:38:29Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom —20 km walkDSQ2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China48th20 km1:33:55
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