Erin Jackson

Erin Jackson
Personal information
Born (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992
Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
Coached byRenee Hildebrand
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's speed skating
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing500 m
World Single Distances Championships
2023 HeerenveenTeam sprint
2024 CalgaryTeam sprint
Four Continents Championships
2024 Salt Lake City500 m
2025 Hachinohe500 m
2024 Salt Lake CityTeam sprint
Women's inline speed skating
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago500 m + distance
2015 Toronto500 m
2023 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. 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.