Jane Jamieson (born 23 June 1975) is a track and field athlete from Australia. Jamieson has competed in the

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

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 The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

in Manchester. Since the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, Jamieson has been hampered by a string of knee, hamstring and calf injuries and missed the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

due to injury. Jamieson returned from injury to qualify for the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

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 The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing and the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

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 Championships 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 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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 Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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 Championships Heptathlon 22/22 Did not finish 2557pts (14.34(+0.3), 1.72m, 13.30m) *

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) *

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) *

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)

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at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Jane 1975 births Living people Australian heptathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Olympic athletes of Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games