Janet Thompson (athlete)

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Janet Thompson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born21 February 1954 (1954-02-21) (age 71) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDiscus throw / Shot put
ClubBracknell AC

Janet Frances Thompson, married name Janet Kane (born 21 February 1954) is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Thompson finished second behind Meg Ritchie in the discus event at the 1975 WAAA Championships. [2]

Thompson became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1976 WAAA Championships [3] and went on to win it again at both the 1978 WAAA Championships and 1979 WAAA Championships. [4] [5]

She represented England in the discus, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ UK shot put all-time list
  2. ↑ "Athletic Results" . Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletics Results" . Sunday Express. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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