Jane Louise Parry (born 15 November 1964) is a female former

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athlete who competed for England in the 400 metres.

Biography

Parry attended The Whitby High School, and lived at 2 Woodland Road. She was sponsored by BNFL at

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. She had six months in Tucson at the

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on an athletics scholarship. She went to Chester College. Parry finished third behind

Michelle Scutt Michelle Scutt, née Probert (born 17 June 1960) is a female former British Olympic athlete. Competing for Wales at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres, behind Australia's Raelene Boyle. ...

in the 200 metres event at the

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. At the 1984 Olympic Games in

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, she represented

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flying in as a late addition to the team, but was told that she was not in the team three days before the race. Parry finished third behind

Kathy Cook Kathryn Jane Cook (née Smallwood; born 3 May 1960) is a former athlete, specialising in sprint and sprint relays. She is one of the most successful female sprinters in British athletics history. She is three-times an Olympic bronze medallist ...

in the 400 metres event at the

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and the following month represented

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in the 4 x 400 metres relay event with Kathy Cook,

Linda Keough Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 me ...

and

Angela Piggford Angela Mary Gilmour (née Piggford, born 17 August 1963) is an English former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay. In the relay, she represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, ...

, at the

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, Scotland. By 1989 she was called Jane Wedgewood.

References

1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England English female sprinters British female sprinters Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub