Joan Hendry (born 14 May 1945) was a member of the

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1968

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and 1970

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team. She also qualified for the 1972 Olympics but could not compete as she was injured. She won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in long jump and the 4x100 relay and was the only member of Canadian team to win two medals. She was the

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champion in 1968, and the silver medallist in 1964, 1967 and 1969, and the bronze medallist in 1966. Hendry was born in

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. She won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Canadian Championships in the 100 metre run. She was the first

woman to jump over 6 metres in the long jump. Hendry later became an elementary school teacher and amateur track and field coach in Ottawa. She retired from teaching in 1999. In May 2009, she was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame

References

* 1945 births Living people Canadian female long jumpers Canadian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Henderson, Joan Scottish emigrants to Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub