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Erin Jackson

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Erin Jackson
Jackson at the 2026 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Personal information
Born (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992 (age 33)
Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Events
500 m, 1000 m
Coached byRenee Hildebrand
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing500 m
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 HeerenveenTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2024 CalgaryTeam sprint
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Salt Lake City500 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Hachinohe500 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Salt Lake CityTeam sprint
Women's inline speed skating
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago500 m + distance
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto500 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago200 m time-trial

Erin Jackson (born September 19, 1992) is an American speed skater, roller derby player, and Olympic gold medalist. Jackson is the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport.[1] She qualified for The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland, where she competed in inline speed skating in various distances on road and track. She also qualified to compete in the 500 meters long track speed skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

On February 13, 2022, Jackson won the gold medal in the Women's 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She is the first Black American woman to medal in speed skating.[2]

Early life and education

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Erin Jackson was born on September 19, 1992 in Ocala, Florida, to Tracy and Rita Jackson. She has one brother.[3] Jackson first skated at eight years old when she tried figure skating.[4] Jackson attended Shores Christian Academy, Howard Middle School, and Forest High School where she was a member of the Engineering and Manufacturing Institute of Technology magnet program. She then went on to the University of Florida, where she graduated with honors from the Materials Science & Engineering program.[5]

Career

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Jackson won gold in the 500-meter inline skating race at the 2008–09 Junior World Championships, gold in the same event at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and was named United States Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year for Roller Sports in 2012 and 2013. She also competes in roller derby with the Jacksonville RollerGirls of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), earning the MVP award at the 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff in Evansville, Indiana,[6] and advancing to WFTDA Championships in both 2015 and 2016.[7][8]

In 2016, Erin Jackson transitioned to speed skating on the ice. She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics with only four months of experience in speedskating on ice.[9] Coached by Renee Hildebrand, Jackson qualified at the 500-meter distance,[5] and finished 24th out of 31 competitors in Pyeongchang.[10]

In November 2021, she won her first 500-meter Speedskating World Cup races in Poland with two track records, making her the first Black American woman to win in the World Cup.[11][12][13][14]

Jackson won the gold medal in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, besting the field by 0.08 seconds with a time of 37.04 seconds.[15] She had nearly missed out on qualifying for the Olympics after slipping during the U.S. Trials in this event. Her teammate and longtime friend Brittany Bowe won the event but gave up her spot for Jackson to qualify. Jackson became the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold in an individual sport.[1] Jackson also is the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold since Chris Witty in 1000m in 2002, and the first American woman to win the women's 500m since Bonnie Blair in 1994.[16]

In March 2023, Jackson completed at the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a silver medal in the team sprint.[17]

She represented the United States at the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 500 meter and a silver medal in the team sprint.[18] Later that year, she competed at the November 2024 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 500 meter.[19]

In January 2026, Jackson competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Long Track at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She placed first in the Women's 500m and 1000m races earning a spot on the U.S. National Team heading to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.[20] In February 2026, she and bobsledder Frank Del Duca were elected by their teammates to be the team's flag-bearers in the opening ceremony.[21]

World Cup overview

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Overall trophy
Season 500 meter Points
2021–2022660
2022–2023241
2023–2024522
2024–2025524
2025–2026335
Season Location 500 meter
2018–2019Obihiro, Japan18th18th
Tomakomai, Japan10th
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland12th14th
Heerenveen, Netherlands9th
Hamar, Norway16th19th
2019–2020Calgary, Canada18th
2021–2022Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Stavanger, Norway1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Salt Lake City, United States1st place, gold medalist(s)6th
Calgary, Canada5th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Heerenveen, Netherlands1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022–2023Stavanger, Norway8th
Heerenveen, Netherlands4th
Calgary, Canada6th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland5th6th
2023–2024Obihiro, Japan2nd place, silver medalist(s)4th
Beijing, China1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Stavanger2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland4th1st place, gold medalist(s)
Salt Lake City, United States1st place, gold medalist(s)
Quebec, Canada5th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024–2025Nagano, Japan9th1st place, gold medalist(s)
Beijing, China6th4th
Calgary, Canada20th
Milwaukee, United States2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Heerenveen, Netherlands3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025–2026Salt Lake City, United States2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Calgary, Canada3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7th
Heerenveen, Netherlands20th
Hamar, Norway19th20th
Inzell, Germany4th7th
Season Location 1000 meter
2022–2023Stavanger, Norway13th
Heerenveen, Netherlands16th
Calgary, Canada16th13th
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland17th
2023–2024Obihiro, Japan20th
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland11th
Salt Lake City, United States8th16th
Quebec, Canada16th
2025–2026Salt Lake City, United States8th
Calgary, Canada19th
Heerenveen, Netherlands20th
Hamar, Norway20th
Inzell, Germany5th
Season Location Team Sprint
2018–2019Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland9th
2019–20206th
2022–2023Heerenveen, Netherlands3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Calgary, Canada1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023–2024Beijing, ChinaDQ
Stavanger, Norway1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024–2025Beijing, China3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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Personal life

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In 2023, she was a contestant on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, season 2; she was one of three contestants and the only woman to "pass" (make it to the end, effectively winning) on Season 2.

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. 1 2 Schad, Tom (February 13, 2022). "Speedskater Erin Jackson becomes first Black woman to win gold medal in individual event at Winter Games". USA TODAY.
  2. ↑ NBC Olympics. "History for @ErinJackson480. She is the first Black woman to medal in speed skating at the #WinterOlympics". Twitter. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Erin Jackson Biography". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Who is Erin Jackson?". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Ross, Jim (January 9, 2018). "Erin Jackson is busy and focused". Ocala.com.
  6. ↑ "Tournament MVPs - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". WFTDA. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "How A World-Class Inline Skater Is Shaking Up The Roller Derby Scene". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Gardiner, Kelley (November 5, 2016). "WFTDA Champs: Day One Roller Derby Recap". The Portland Mercury.
  9. ↑ "Erin Jackson goes from Ocala Cannibals to U.S. Olympic team". OlympicTalk. January 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ Janes, Chelsea (February 18, 2018). "In Erin Jackson, U.S. speedskating sees a bright glimpse into the future". The Washington Post.
  11. ↑ "Jackson flies to first gold as ISU World Cup speed skating starts". ISU.org. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jackson and Bowe brilliant in Poland". NOS.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  13. ↑ Gariano, Francesca (November 13, 2021). "Erin Jackson Becomes 1st Black American Woman to Win Speedskating World Cup". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jackson becomes 1st Black American woman to win World Cup". AP News. November 12, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Erin Jackson wins first career Olympic gold medal in women's 500m". NBC Olympics. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ Shintaro Kano (February 13, 2022). "Erin Jackson's gold-medal story, co-written by Brittany Bowe, is "unbelievable"". olympics.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Jordan Stolz Scores A Historic Trio Of World Titles — Again". US Speedskating. February 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Home ice advantage? Dawson, Jackson dominate in speed skating championships". Park Record. January 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Ocala's Erin Jackson kicks off speed skating season with gold medal". Ocala-News.com. November 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ Nancy Armour (November 22, 2025). "USA gold medal winner Erin Jackson qualifies for 2026 Winter Olympics". USA Today.
  21. ↑ Phil Helsel; Rebecca Cohen (February 3, 2026). "U.S. Olympic flag bearers are gold medalist speedskater Jackson and bobsledder Del Duca". NBC News.
  22. ↑ "Skater Profile - Erin Jackson (USA)". Speed Skating News. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Sports Illustrated's Fittest 50 2022". Sports Illustrated. January 17, 2022.
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