Jenny Lamy

Jennifer Frances "Jenny" Lamy (born 28 February 1949) is a former Australian sprinter.

Jenny Lamy
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 200 metres
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston 4x110y relay
1970 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay
1974 Christchurch 4x100 m relay
1966 Kingston 220 yards

Lamy's international debut came at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she won a silver medal in the 220 yards race behind countrywoman Dianne Burge and shared in a sprint relay gold medal.

Still a junior at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City she won a bronze medal in 200 metres behind the Polish gold medalist Irena Szewińska and another Australian, Raelene Boyle.

Lamy went on to compete in two further Commonwealth Games, winning gold-medals on each occasion as part of the Australian 4 × 100 metres relay teams.

In her career, she won three Australian national championships: the 200 m in 1967 and the 100 m/200 m sprint double in 1969.

She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and was inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2014.[1][2]

References
  1. "LAMY, Jennifer". It's an Honour. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. "Quartet of stars inducted to Athletics Australia Hall of Fame". Australian Olympic Committee. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.



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