Jenny Meldrum

Jenny Wingerson

Jenny Meldrum at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 April 1943 (1943-04-12) (age 81) Southampton, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hurdles, pentathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	80 mH – 10.8 (1964) Pentathlon – 4774 (1968)
Medal record Representing  Canada Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 80 m hurdles 1967 Winnipeg Pentathlon 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m relay British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 80 m Hurdles 1970 Edinburgh Pentathlon

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.^[1] Jenny Meldrum's son, Greg Meldrum, played for the Canadian Men's National Basketball team in the early 2000s.

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