Jenny Wingerson | |
Birth Place: | Southampton, England |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Hurdles, pentathlon |
Pb: | 80 mH – 10.8 (1964) Pentathlon – 4774 (1968) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Meldrum (née Wingerson on 12 April 1943) is a retired hurdler, shotputter, long jumper and pentathlete from England, who represented Canada at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 80 metre hurdles and pentathlon. She won a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in the 80 m hurdles. She won two more silver medals at the 1967 Pan American Games in the pentathlon and 4×100 metre relay. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games Meldrum won a bronze in the pentathlon. Jenny Meldrum's son, Greg Meldrum, played for the Canadian Men's National Basketball team in the early 2000s.