Jan Randles
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1945 Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Jan Randles (born 23 August 1945) is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia who competed in the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics and won two medals - gold and bronze. She was the first female Australian Paralympian to win a Paralympic Games marathon. The next woman win a Paralympic marathon was Madison de Rozario at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Personal[edit]
Randles was born on 23 August 1945 in Melbourne.[2] In 1974 whilst holidaying in Bali, she fell off a motorbike and broke her back.[2]
Sporting career[edit]
Randles was classified "4" athlete in the Women's Marathon, 5000 m, 1500 m and 800 m.[3] She won two medals: a gold medal in the Women's Marathon 4 event and a bronze in the Women's 5000 m 4 event.[3]
Resources about[edit]
A collection of biographical cuttings on Randles is available at the National Library of Australia,[4] and she is featured in a video published in 2012[5] to mark the 50th anniversary of Disability Sport and Recreation.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Pender, Kieran (3 March 2022). "Half a million words and 20m views: the project preserving Australia's Paralympic history". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b Randles, Jan (8 December 2021). "Australian First Female Paralympic Marathon Gold Medallist: Jan Randles Journey". Australian Sport Reflections. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "J. Randles - IPC Historical Results Database (athlete search by surname: Randles)". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "[Biographical cuttings on Jan Randles, sportswoman, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Disability Sport and Recreation 50th anniversary mini-documentary". Victorian Collections. 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ DSR 50th Anniversary Mini Documentary, retrieved 11 March 2024
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