Two 17-year-old girls who spoke to each other for the first time at an athletics event because they looked alike discover they are long-lost SISTERS born nine months apart

long lost sisters

Jordan and Robin spoke at an athletics event after friends commented on how similar they looked
Much to their surprise the girls discovered that they were in fact sisters born just nine months apart

A chance meeting at an athletics track has led to two 17-year-old girls discovering that they are in fact long lost sisters.

Jordan and Robin were born just nine months apart. Jordan was adopted shortly after birth, while Robin initially lived with her biological mother before being taken into foster care and eventually living with a legal guardian.

Although both lived in Washington D.C., played some of the same sports, and attended schools just minutes apart their paths never crossed until that fateful day in January.

Sisters: Although both Jordan and Robin lived in Washington D.C., playing some of the same sports and attended schools just minutes apart their paths never crossed until January

At the track meeting, friends of Jordan told her there was another girl at the event who looked just like her.

The two girls started talking and before long Jordan was crying after finding out that Robin's last name was Jeter.

‘I had already known about my adoption and I knew my last name was Jeter,’ Jordan told USAToday.

That night the two girls talked on the phone and compared birth certificates in an attempt to work out if they really could be sisters.

A chance meeting at an athletics track has led to two 17-year-old girls discovering that they are in fact long lost sisters

Robin and Jordan have become extremely close since finding out in January that they are in fact sisters

It is uncanny how similar the two girls are, despite spending none of their 17 years together. As well as looking alike, they sound alike, both have double jointed thumbs and wear the same shoe size.

It is also a reunion that almost never happened, as Jordan had only joined the track team to stay in shape.

'If I wouldn't have, I would have never met her,' she said. 'I'm so thankful I joined track.'

Now that they've found each other their next task is to track down their other siblings and so far four have been found.

'It's been so long I just feel like I'll never be apart from her,' said Jordan, who is set to meet for biological mom for the first time on Mother's Day.

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Comment by Hyacinth Gumbs on May 18, 2013 at 2:18pm: I hope that their stay in each other life.Wonderful story.

Comment by Di on May 15, 2013 at 4:17pm: God bless them both

Comment by George Prince on May 14, 2013 at 11:05am: WOW..This story so touching....I do hope they find the remaining siblings!

Comment by Evangaline Brenda Howard on May 14, 2013 at 3:31am: Such a beautiful story. I wonder what the other sibling look like? They are like twins; nine months apart? Wow!

Comment by carl john on May 13, 2013 at 1:20pm: Wonderful story....happy for them both!

Comment by tasteofjamaica on May 13, 2013 at 5:46am: Wow!!! This is just beautiful. I'm so happy for them. May they remain blessed. God is good all the time.

Comment by Ruff de Gehto Travler on May 13, 2013 at 12:20am: Awesome!!! God na make joke !!!

Comment by DAMESSAGE3MAN on May 13, 2013 at 12:00am: Great news ::) God bless them both

Comment by Big Woman on May 12, 2013 at 9:15pm: God bless that they found their biological family.It is good news indeed!!!

Comment by lora ross on May 12, 2013 at 9:13pm: @ J5 I second the motion...this is an interesting story worth reading...its a nice happy ending...