Jane Frederick

Jane Frederick
Personal information
Born April 7, 1952
Oakland, California

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

Book

  • Emert, Phyllis Raybin, Jane Frederick, Pentathlon Champion Harvey House (1981) ISBN 978-0-8178-0017-8 (Juvenile audience)

References

  • Jane Frederick at IAAF
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jane Frederick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  • USATF bio
  • 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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