Jane Frederick
American heptathlete (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jane Wardell Frederick (born April 7, 1952) is a former heptathlete from the United States. She set the first official world record in the women's heptathlon, gaining a total number of 6104 points on April 24, 1981, at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California. Frederick captured the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, finishing behind teammate Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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| Full name | Jane Wardell Frederick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 1952 (age 73) Oakland, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frederick competed in the AIAW for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, winning the pentathlon at the 1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
Book
- Emert, Phyllis Raybin, Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion Harvey House (1981) ISBN 978-0-8178-0017-8 (Juvenile audience)
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External links
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