Jane Haist (March 1, 1949 – May 21, 2022) was a Canadian discus thrower and shot putter, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She is best known for winning two gold medals for Canada at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the women's discus throw and in the women's shot put event. She was national U.S. collegiate champion in the discus representing the University of Tennessee in 1977.[1]
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| Born | March 1, 1949 St. Catharines, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 21, 2022 (aged 73) St. Catharines, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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She died on May 21, 2022, of cancer.[2]
References
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External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jane Haist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
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