Jenny Lamy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jenny Lamy

Australian sprinter

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1949

Place of Birth: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jenny Lamy

  • Jennifer Frances "Jenny" 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 Szewinska 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.

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