Janet Frances Thompson, married name Janet Kane (born 21 February 1954) is a female former athlete who competed for England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 21 February 1954 (age 72)[1] Bracknell, Great Britain |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw / Shot put |
| Club | Bracknell AC |
Biography
editThompson finished second behind Meg Ritchie in the discus event at the 1975 WAAA Championships.[2]
Thompson became the British discus throw champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1976 WAAA Championships[3] and went on to win it again at both the 1978 WAAA Championships and 1979 WAAA Championships.[4][5]
She represented England in the discus, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[6][7]
References
edit- ↑ UK shot put all-time list
- ↑ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Athletics Results". Sunday Express. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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