| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 11 August 1973 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | pole vault |
| Club | Trafford AC |
Janine Whitlock (born 11 August 1973) is a former pole vaulter from England who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
Whitlock finished second behind Kate Staples in the pole vault event at the 1996 AAA Championships [2] before becoming the British pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1997 AAA Championships [3] and the 1997 British Athletics Championships. [4]
After defending her AAA crown in July, she represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Further AAA titles followed in 1999, 2000 [9] and 2001 sandwiched by her selection to represent Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. [10]
In 2002 Whitlock was found guilty of methandienone doping. The sample was delivered on 16 June 2002 during the English Commonwealth Games trials. She received a suspension from July 2002 to July 2004 and was stripped of her 2002 AAA title. [11]
Her personal best is 4.47 metres, achieved in July 2005 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in the same meet that Yelena Isinbayeva became the first woman to clear 5 metres. [12] The same year Whitlock won her sixth and last AAA title.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England | ||||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 12th | |
| 2000 | Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 20th | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 9th | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th | ||
