Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Meldrum (née Wingerson on 12 April 1943) is a retired hurdler, shotputter, long jumper and pentathlete from England, who represented Canada at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 80 metre hurdles and pentathlon. She won a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in the 80 m hurdles. She won two more silver medals at the 1967 Pan American Games in the pentathlon and 4×100 metre relay. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games Meldrum won a bronze in the pentathlon.[1] Jenny Meldrum's son, Greg Meldrum, played for the Canadian Men's National Basketball team in the early 2000s.
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Born | 12 April 1943 Southampton, England | (age 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hurdles, pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 80 mH – 10.8 (1964) Pentathlon – 4774 (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
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- ^ Jenny Wingerson-Meldrum Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference