Jane Frederick
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 71) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Book
- Emert, Phyllis Raybin, Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion Harvey House (1981) ISBN 978-0-8178-0017-8 (Juvenile audience)
References
- Jane Frederick at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jane Frederick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
- Jane Frederick at the USATF Hall of Fame (archive)
External links
- Frederick at the 1976 US. Olympic Trials Video on YouTube @ 28:40
- Jane Frederick at Olympics.com
- Jane Frederick at Olympedia
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