Jane Frederick
Personal information
Full nameJane Wardell Frederick
BornApril 7, 1952 (1952-04-07) (age 71)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rome Heptathlon
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1975 Rome Pentathlon
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia Pentathlon

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

Book

  • Emert, Phyllis Raybin, Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion Harvey House (1981) ISBN 978-0-8178-0017-8 (Juvenile audience)

References


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