Jan Randles

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]

Jan Randles
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1945-08-23) 23 August 1945
Melbourne, Victoria
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Women's Marathon 4
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Women's 5000 m 4

Personal

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

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]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Randles, Jan (8 December 2021). "Australian First Female Paralympic Marathon Gold Medallist: Jan Randles Journey". Australian Sport Reflections. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. "J. Randles - IPC Historical Results Database (athlete search by surname: Randles)". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 13 July 2016.


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