Jane Wardell Frederick (born April 7, 1952) is a former
heptathlete
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
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
Walnut is a city in the eastern part of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 29,172, and in 2019 the population was estimated at 29,685.
The greater Walnut Valley is located bet ...
. Frederick captured the bronze medal at the
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.
Men's results
Track
1983 , 1987 ...
, finishing behind teammate
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Book
* Emert, Phyllis Raybin, ''Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion'' Harvey House (1981) (Juvenile audience)
References
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archive
External links
* Frederick at the 1976 US. Olympic Trials @ 28:40
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1952 births
Living people
Track and field athletes from Oakland, California
American female hurdlers
American heptathletes
Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
World Athletics Championships medalists
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for the United States
Universiade silver medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
21st-century American women
20th-century American women
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