Rebecca Wardell

Olympic heptathlete (born 1977)

Rebecca Wardell
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Jane Wardell
Born (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 46)
Oamaru, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics
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 the women'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.[1] Wardell now works at the International Olympic Committee in the Sports Department.[citation needed]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  New Zealand
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 Heptathlon DNF

References

  1. ^ 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.

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  • 2002: Clare Thompson (AUS)
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  • 2005–2006: Rebecca Wardell
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