Jean Whitehead
British long jumper
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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
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]
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