Jan Bedford

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Jan Bedford
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Bedford at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJanice May Bedford
NationalityAustralian
Born15 May 1945 (1945-05-15) (age 78)
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
ClubSwan Girls Amateur Gymnastics Club

Janice May "Jan" Bedford (born 15 May 1945), also known as Janice Pyke, is a retired Australian gymnast. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in 10th place with the Australian team. [1] Her best individual results were 62nd places on the floor and balance beam. [2]

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References

  1. "Janice Pyke". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Bedford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.