Jana Shipley
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Event | pole vault |
Jana Edwards Shipley was a record holder in the women's pole vault.
Early life
Shipley is a native of Galena, Ohio and attended Big Walnut High School.[1] She attended Ohio State University, where she competed in track and cross country, and graduated in 1979 with a degree in physical education.[2][3] She then attended the same university to receive a master's degree in sports management in 1981.[1]
Career
Athletics
Shipley had learned to pole vault in 1980 teaching male athletes whilst working as a track coach in a school in Big Walnut.[4]
The then Jana Edwards record four world records in the women’s pole vault:[5]
- 3.05 m in June 1983 in Chicago.[6]
- 3.34 m on 16 July 1983 in Tillsonburg.
- 3.50 m and 3.59 m on 23 July 1983 in Fort Wayne.
Shipley became the first women to surpass 3.50 m.[7]
Note that the marks are unofficial because the IAAF did not list an official world record in the event until 1994.
Coaching
Shipley became the head women's track and field coach at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1980 and remained there until 1985.[2]
Between 1987 and 1991 she was a golf coach at Ohio State University. She resigned from her coaching position in 1991.[8]
She later became a golf coach, at Ohio Wesleyan, working there until 2020 when the program was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Awards and honors
In 1996, Shipley was inducted into the Ohio Wesleyan Hall of Fame.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Jana Shipley - Women's Golf Coach". Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b "Jana Edwards named coach". The Lima News. 1987-07-10. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chay, Ed (1983-01-10). "Edwards sets world mark in women's pole vault". The Plain Dealer. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former college coach Jana Shipley to speak at HOJQA Banquet". Marion Star. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 550.
- ^ "Edwards sets world pole vault record". The Delaware Gazette. 1983-06-16. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's pole vault record". World Athletics.
- ^ "Hession replacing Shipley as OSU women's golf coach". The Delaware Gazette. 1991-07-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Yaokum, Lee (1987-08-01). "Lady Buckeye golf program may owe huge debt to OWU". The Delaware Gazette. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong Links". Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2025-06-13.