Jane Frederick

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

Jane Frederick
Personal information
BornApril 7, 1952
Oakland, California
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
1987 Rome Heptathlon
Universiade
1975 Rome Pentathlon
1977 Sofia Pentathlon

Book
  • Emert, Phyllis Raybin, Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion Harvey House (1981) ISBN 978-0-8178-0017-8 (Juvenile audience)
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References
  • Frederick at the 1976 US. Olympic Trials Video on YouTube @ 28:40
Records
Preceded by
None		 Women's Heptathlon World Record Holder
April 24, 1981 — May 5, 1981		 Succeeded by
Nadezhda Vinogradova


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