Jacqueline ("Jackie") McKernan (born 1 July 1965)[1] is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower.
Born in Belfast, McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club.
She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Northern Ireland, with a throw of 54.86 metres.
McKernan's personal best throw is 60.72 metres, achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo.
This is the Northern Irish record, and places her sixth on the UK all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Jade Lally, Venissa Head, Philippa Roles and Shelley Newman.