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Jenny Lamy

1949 - Today

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Jennifer Frances Lamy (born 28 February 1949) is a former Australian sprinter. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jenny Lamy is the 1,966th most popular athlete (up from 2,607th in 2024), the 367th most popular biography from Australia (up from 483rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jenny Lamy ranks 1,966 out of 6,025. Before her are Mariya Pisareva, Benjamin Bradshaw, Frank Ullrich, Faith Kipyegon, Masushi Ouchi, and Nouria Mérah-Benida. After her are Alfred Probst, Petra Schersing, Robert Ouko, Antonina Lazareva, Bronisław Malinowski, and Yevgeni Mayorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jenny Lamy ranks 634. Before her are Kazimierz Lipień, Dave Gibbons, Baleka Mbete, Mike Moore, Natalya Sokolova, and John Curry. After her are Giuseppe Sabadini, Anne-Marie Lizin, José Rodrigues Neto, Alex Miller, Jiří Drahoš, and Marek Dąbrowski.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Jenny Lamy ranks 367 out of 1,143. Before her are Alex de Minaur (1999), Poppy Montgomery (1972), Frank Forde (1890), Thomas Blamey (1884), Fanny Durack (1889), and Jai Courtney (1986). After her are Joan Lindsay (1896), Darren Hayes (1972), Jacinda Barrett (1972), Louis Mandylor (1966), Stephen Laybutt (1977), and Alvin Ceccoli (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Jenny Lamy ranks 23. Before her are Dave Power (1928), Fleur Mellor (1936), Marlene Mathews (1934), Steve Hooker (1982), Betty McKinnon (1925), and Ralph Doubell (1945). After her are Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mervyn Wood (1917), Marilyn Black (1944), and Cathy Freeman (1973).

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