Jean Whitehead (born 1937) is a female former athlete who competed for England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
Athletics career
editShe 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.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Club history" (PDF). Liverpool Harriers & AC.
 | This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |