Jean Whitehead
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Nationality | England |
Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
Jean Whitehead (born 1937) is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Athletics career
[edit]She represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]
She was a member of the Liverpool Harriers & AC and aged just 18 established a new record of 18 ft 9ins (5.71 m) in winning the Northern Senior title in 1955.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Club history" (PDF). Liverpool Harriers & AC.