Biography.guide
Home › People › Athletics competitor › Jacqueline Humphrey
Portrait of Jacqueline Humphrey

Jacqueline Humphrey

b. 1965

American athlete

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Jacqueline Humphrey

Born 1965. Jacqueline Humphrey is an American athletics competitor.

Jacqueline Humphrey-Corbin (née Humphrey, formerly Tompkins; born September 30, 1965) is an American former hurdler. She won the 100 metres hurdles title at the 1988 US Olympic Trials and went on to compete in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where she reached the semifinals.

Career Humphrey competed for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels track and field team in the NCAA.

Humphrey ran her lifetime best 100m hurdles time of 12.83 secs to win the second semifinal at the 1988 US Olympic Trials, before going on to win the final later the same day in 12.88, to defeat Gail Devers (12.90) and LaVonna Martin (192.93) and earn Olympic selection. At the Seoul Olympics, she ran 13.24 in the first round and 13.25 in the second round (quarterfinals) to reach the semifinals, where she was eliminated running 13.59. At both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic trials, she missed out on the semifinals by just one place.

Competition record

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Also known as
Jacqueline Humphrey-Corbin

People in Jacqueline Humphrey's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jacqueline Humphrey's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacqueline Humphrey?

American athlete

When was Jacqueline Humphrey born?

Jacqueline Humphrey was born on 30 September 1965.

What is Jacqueline Humphrey's occupation?

Jacqueline Humphrey is an athletics competitor.

What nationality is Jacqueline Humphrey?

Jacqueline Humphrey is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacqueline Humphrey

· Wikidata: Q41250073

· DBpedia: Jacqueline Humphrey

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacqueline Humphrey. https://biography.guide/jacqueline-humphrey/

MLA: "Jacqueline Humphrey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jacqueline-humphrey/.

Chicago: "Jacqueline Humphrey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jacqueline-humphrey/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:24 UTC