Jane Frederick

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Jane Frederick
Personal information
Full nameJane Wardell Frederick
BornApril 7, 1952 (1952-04-07) (age 73)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Rome Heptathlon
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Rome Pentathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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

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Frederick competed in the AIAW for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team, winning the pentathlon at the 1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
Records
Preceded by
None
 Women's Heptathlon World Record Holder
April 24, 1981 — May 5, 1981		Succeeded by


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