Jane Parry
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born1964
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubTrafford
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 4x400m

Jane Louise Parry (born 1964) is a female former track and field athlete who competed for England in the 400 metres.[1]

Early life

She went to The Whitby High School,[2] living at 2 Woodland Road. [3] She was sponsored by BNFL at Capenhurst.[4] She had six months in Tucson at the University of Arizona on an athletics scholarship.[5] She went to Chester College.[6]

Athletics career

She flew to the 1984 Olympics, after a late addition to the team, but was told that she was not in the team three days before the race.

Parry represented England in the 4 x 400 metres relay event with Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Linda Keough and Angela Piggford, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[7][8][9]

By 1989 she was called Jane Wedgewood .

References

  1. "Profile". The Power of 10.
  2. Chester Chronicle Friday 8 July 1977, page 9
  3. Chester Chronicle Friday 22 July 1977
  4. Chester Chronicle Friday 6 March 1981, page 27
  5. Chester Chronicle Thursday 23 December 1982, page 26
  6. Chester Chronicle Friday 17 June 1983, page 24
  7. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  8. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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