Jane Jamieson
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Jane Jamieson (born 23 June 1975) is a track and field athlete from Australia.
Jamieson has competed in the heptathlon
in the Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games finishing with Top 10 results at each level including a Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester.
Since the 2000 Olympic Games, Jamieson has been hampered by a string of knee, hamstring and calf injuries and missed the 2004 Olympic Games due to injury.
Jamieson returned from injury to qualify for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne, but failed to complete the competition after suffering a calf strain to her left leg combining with the hamstring injury she suffered six weeks before the start of the Melbourne Games.
Despite the setbacks, Jamieson has signalled her desire to continue on to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in New Delhi.
International Championships
Personal Bests
Jamieson has competed in the heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
in the Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games finishing with Top 10 results at each level including a Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester.
Since the 2000 Olympic Games, Jamieson has been hampered by a string of knee, hamstring and calf injuries and missed the 2004 Olympic Games due to injury.
Jamieson returned from injury to qualify for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne, but failed to complete the competition after suffering a calf strain to her left leg combining with the hamstring injury she suffered six weeks before the start of the Melbourne Games.
Despite the setbacks, Jamieson has signalled her desire to continue on to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in New Delhi.
Career Results
Australian Championships- High Jump: '98 - 3rd
- Long Jump: '98 - 2nd, '99 - 3rd
- Javelin: '99 - 1st
- Heptathlon: '93 - 1st (U18), '94 - 1st (U20), '95 - 1st, '96 - 1st, '98 - 1st, '01 - 1st, '02 - 4th, '06 - 2nd
International Championships
- Commonwealth Games: '98 - Heptathlon - 2nd, '02 - Heptathlon - 1st, '06 - Heptathlon - DNF
- Olympic Games: '96 - Heptathlon - 20th, '00 - Heptathlon - 10th
- World Championships: '95 - Heptathlon - 14th, '99 - Heptathlon - DNF
- World Indoor Championships: '99 - Pentathlon - 5th
- World Junior Championships: '94 - Heptathlon - 10th
- World University Games: '95 - Heptathlon - 1st, '97 - DNF, '01- 1st, '03 - 2nd
Personal Bests
- 100m Hurdles - 1998 13.88
- 200 metres - 1998 24.43
- 800 metres - 1995 2:14.68
- Heptathlon - 1998 6354 points
- High Jump - 1995 1.86
- Javelin Throw - 1998 49.19
- Long Jump - 1998 6.47
- Shot Put - 1998 14.69
International Championship Results
- 1994 World Junior Championships Heptathlon 10/22 10th 5468pts (14.44(+1.9), 1.73m, 12.47m, 25.61(+0.3), 5.22m(+1.1), 39.94m, 2:18.08)
- 1995 World Championships1995 World Championships in AthleticsThe 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
Heptathlon 14/30 14th 6133pts (14.43(-0.3), 1.86m, 12.75m, 24.86(+0.8), 6.18m(+0.3), 45.04m, 2:15.84) - 1995 Universiade Heptathlon 1/20 1st 6123pts (14.18(+0.3), 1.86m, 13.46m, 25.31(-0.9), 5.95m(-1.5), 45.24m, 2:14.68)
- 1996 Olympic Games Heptathlon 20/29 20th 5897pts (14.57(-0.9), 1.80m, 13.64m, 25.70(+0.9),5.93m(+0.8), 44.58m, 2:18.60)
- 1997 Universiade Heptathlon 23/23 Did not finish 3579pts (14.34(+1.6), 1.85m, 13.88m, 25.73, DNS)
- 1998 Commonwealth Games1998 Commonwealth GamesThe 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
Heptathlon 2/10 2nd 6354pts (13.89(-0.2), 1.82, 14.36, 24.67(+0.1), 6.28(-0.1), 48.14m, 2:17.24) - 1999 World Indoor Championships Pentathlon 5/8 5th 4490pts (8.66, 1.83m, 13.94m, 6.08m, 2:19.64)
- 1999 World Championships1999 World Championships in AthleticsThe 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
Heptathlon 22/22 Did not finish 2557pts (14.34(+0.3), 1.72m, 13.30m) - 2000 Olympic Games Heptathlon 10/33 10th 6104pts (14.09(-0.2), 1.81m, 13.59m, 25.27(-0.6), 6.09m(+0.9), 45.32m, 2:16.57)
- 2001 Universiade Heptathlon 1/22 1st 6041pts (14.28, 1.82m, 13.57m, 25.48, 6.03m, 46.70m, 2:19.10)
- 2002 Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
Heptathlon 1/10 1st 6059pts (14.44(-0.2), 1.86m, 13.73m, 25.13(+2.1), 5.84m(-0.4), 48.01m, 2:20.72) - 2002 World Cup High Jump 9/9 9th 1.75m
- 2003 Universiade High Jump 16/16 Did not Start
- 2003 Universiade Heptathlon 2/18 2nd 5908pts (14.36(+0.2), 1.82m, 13.38m, 25.97(-1.0), 5.89m(-0.3), 45.92m, 2:19.77)
- 2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth GamesThe 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
Heptathlon 11/11 Did not finish 4996pts (14.23(+0.5), 1.82m, 13.31m, 26.63(+0.6), 5.75m(-1.8), 45.98m)