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Jenny Meadows is a middle-distance runner, born on April 17, 1981 in Wigan, United Kingdom. That puts Jenny Meadows at 45 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Deanery High School and Liverpool Hope University. The listed height is 156 cm.
My Take
I have a soft spot for runners who win on grit rather than physique, and Jenny Meadows is exactly that. At 156 cm she was perpetually the smaller body in an 800 m field, yet she stacked up a World Championship bronze, a World Indoor silver, European silver and a European Indoor gold. Those medals don't come from raw gift alone; they come from relentless cadence and refusal to be muscled out. There's a quiet romance in a Wigan girl climbing onto the world podium, and her career reminds me that determination still scales the heights that size supposedly forbids. I respect her enormously.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jenny Meadows
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェニファー・メドウズ
- Reading
- じぇにふぁー・めどうず
- Born
- April 17, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Wigan, United Kingdom
- Height
- 156 cm
- Occupation
- middle-distance runner
2. Background
- High school
- Deanery High School
- University
- Liverpool Hope University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.jennymeadows.co.uk/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny%20Meadows
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257647
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jenny Meadows born?
Born April 17, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Jenny Meadows from?
Jenny Meadows is from Wigan, United Kingdom.
What does Jenny Meadows do?
Jenny Meadows works as middle-distance runner.
How tall is Jenny Meadows?
Jenny Meadows is 156 cm.
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