Jan Randles
# Jan Randles

Jan Randles (born 23 August 1945) is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia who competed in the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics and won two medals - gold and bronze. She was the first female Australian Paralympian to win a Paralympic Games marathon. The next woman win a Paralympic marathon was Madison de Rozario at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

## Personal

Randles was born on 23 August 1945 in Melbourne. In 1974 whilst holidaying in Bali, she fell off a motorbike and broke her back.

## Sporting career

Randles was classified "4" athlete in the Women's Marathon, 5000 m, 1500 m and 800 m. She won two medals: a gold medal in the Women's Marathon 4 event and a bronze in the Women's 5000 m 4 event.

