Career
She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is allergic to sand. Jade"s parents are from Liverpool, United Kingdom, and Kingston, Jamaica.
Jade just having returned from a serious injury, in November 2007 she had her lottery funding removed leading into Olympic year, making it harder for her to return to top rank competition.
However, since then, she has set personal bests in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprints and in the long jump. She has also stated that she is now enjoying the sport more.
She came seventh in the final of the long jump in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, jumping 6.64 metres. Johnson was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2009 European Indoor Championships but had to withdraw due to an injury.
On 25 August 2009, it was announced that she would compete in the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1 with professional dancer Ian Waite.
During final dress rehearsal for the 14 November edition of the show, Jade suffered a serious injury to her right knee, and therefore was forced to withdraw on 21 November. Johnson returned with the other celebrities to perform at the final, and was given an extended time slot so she could perform the Tango that she had been due to perform before having to pull out.