Jane Parry

Jane Louise Parry (born 15 November 1964) is a female former track and field athlete who competed for England in the 400 metres.^[2]

Jane Parry

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	15 November 1964[1] Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200m, 400m
Club	Trafford AC
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 4x400m

Biography

Parry attended The Whitby High School,^[3] and lived at 2 Woodland Road.^[4] She was sponsored by BNFL at Capenhurst.^[5] She had six months in Tucson at the University of Arizona on an athletics scholarship.^[6] She went to Chester College.^[7]

Parry finished third behind Michelle Scutt in the 200 metres event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.^[8][9]

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she represented Great Britain flying in as a late addition to the team, but was told that she was not in the team three days before the race.^[10]

Parry finished third behind Kathy Cook in the 400 metres event at the 1986 WAAA Championships^[11] and the following month represented England in the 4 x 400 metres relay event with Kathy Cook, Linda Keough and Angela Piggford, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[12][13][14]

By 1989 she was called Jane Wedgewood.^{[citation needed]}