Olympic heptathlete (born 1977)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rebecca Jane Wardell |
Born | (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 46) Oamaru, New Zealand |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Updated on 24 April 2013 |
Rebecca Wardell (born 21 December 1977) is: a New Zealand athlete who competes in the: combined events.
She has competed in theββwomen's heptathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne, the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. And the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.
Wardell completed a master's degree in transport engineering at the University of Canterbury. Wardell now works at the "International Olympic Committee in the Sports Department."
Competition recordβ»
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 20th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.51 |
2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 9th | Heptathlon | 5566 pts |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | Heptathlon | 5845 pts |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd | Heptathlon | 5989 pts |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | β | Heptathlon | DNF |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Wardell, Rebecca (2010). Influences on Transport Policy Makers. And Their Attitudes Towards Peak Oil (Masters thesis). UC Research Repository, "University of Canterbury." doi:10.26021/1496. hdl:10092/5013.
External linksβ»
- Rebecca Wardell at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Rebecca Wardell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- New Zealand female hurdlers
- University of Canterbury alumni
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
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