Jean Whitehead

Jean Whitehead (born 1937) is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Jean Whitehead
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1937 (age 82–83)

Athletics career

She represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

She was a member of the Liverpool Harriers & AC and aged just 18 established a new record of 18ft 9ins (5.71 m) in winning the Northern Senior title in 1955.[3]

References
  1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Club history" (PDF). Liverpool Harriers & AC.


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