Jana Pittman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jana Pittman
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1982(1982-11-09)
Age	42
Birthplace	Eastwood
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jana Pittman Biography

Jana Pittman is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on November 9, 1982 in Eastwood, New York, United States. Pittman broke her cartilage in her right leg just before the Athens Olympics. This happened during a warm up for a track meet at Zurich. She had been favoured to win 400m hurdles. She finished 5th after undergoing surgery in London just one week before the opening of the games.

Pittman won the 400m hurdles title in a Games record 53.82 seconds. This was Pittman’s first major title in the 400 m hurdles event since her 2004 injury to her knee and subsequent stress fractures in both her back.

Pittman attended Matthew Pearce Primary School, Mount St Benedict College and Girraween High School in western Sydney. She is second cousin to diver Melissa Wu. She competed until April 2006 under her maiden name Pittman, then under her married name Rawlinson, and in 2009, following the breakdown of her marriage, as Pittman-Rawlinson.

She carried a slight injury through her 2007 season, having surgery later in the year to remove loose cartilage and floating bone fragments in the second toe of her right foot.

Pittman-Rawlinson, along with Rosemary Hayward, Caitlin Willis, Tamsyn Lewis and Caitlin Wilis, was also a member the gold-medal-winning 4×400 m relay team that won Australia gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The 2006 Aussie team won the gold medal, despite being disqualified by the England team for a baton change violation. Pittman wrote an apology letter to the English team, and offered her gold medal. She blamed Lewis for the disqualification. Lewis, along with Pittman, raised concerns about the improper starting position of Natasha Danvers Smith to the officials. According to the ABC Sports Desk, the officials moved to disqualify England. Brad McStravick was interviewed by the ABC TV show Offsiders about Pittman’s motives for writing the letter. He said that he knew Pittman was going to spend at least half of the year in England, and that he was trying to make peace with her so she wouldn’t be enmeshed in animosity.

Jana Pittman Net Worth

Jana Pittman is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jana Pittman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jana Pittman–Rawlinson was born 9 November 1982. She is an Australian athlete who specializes in the 400m run and 400m hurdles events. From 2003 to 2007, she was a two-time world champion at the 400 m hurdles. She was also awarded the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2002 and 2006.

Pittman won the 400m hurdles at 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz. She also became the treble champion in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles at that year’s national championships. She became the first woman to win both the 400 m hurdles flat and hurdles double at an IAAF or IOC championship in 2000, in this instance, the 2000 World Junior Championships Santiago (Chile).

On 31 March 2006, Pittman married English athlete Chris Rawlinson at Morningstar Estate on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Rawlinson, also a specialist 400 m hurdler, coached Jana from 2004–2009. On 14 December 2006 she gave birth to the couple’s first child, son Cornelis Levi. She later stated that she had gone for a hard twenty-minute run on the morning of the birth and “felt like a whale”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jana Pittman height 5 ft 11 in Jana weight 82 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jana Pittman Dating?

According to our records, Jana Pittman married to Chris Rawlinson , Chris Rawlinson. As of December 1, 2023, Jana Pittman’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2009 it was revealed that Pittman had undergone breast implant surgery after the birth of her son. The following year she announced she’d had the implants removed as they had “affected her running”, but would consider having her breasts augmented again once her athletic career was over.

Facts & Trivia

Jana Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jana Pittman celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.

In January 2010 it was announced that Pittman had been reconciled with Rawlinson and that they would renew their vows. On 31 March 2010, Pittman renewed vows with Rawlinson in England, wearing an unconventional red wedding dress. However, on 16 April 2011 it was announced that Pittman and Rawlinson had split again and they divorced.

Why was Jana Pittman controversial?

Australian hurdlers Jana Pittman and Tamsyn Lewis had a very public feud after the Australian athletics trials for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. When the Australian public and media mostly seemed to side with Lewis, Pittman was worried that the home crowd would turn against her.

Is Jana Pittman still married?

Olympian Jana Pittman is officially a mother of SIX as she welcomes twins with husband Paul Gatward : ‘Everyone is healthy and well’ Australian athlete Jana Pittman has welcomed twins with her finance lawyer husband Paul Gatward.

Did Jana Pittman win Olympic medal?

Jana’s Story In 1999, she was the world youth (under 18) champion in the 400m hurdles at her first major international competition. Winning the 400m hurdles at the Olympic selection trials in 2000 saw her make her Olympic debut in her home town.

What was the drama with Jana Pittman?

Jana Pittman, the runner supposed to symbolise these Commonwealth Games in the same way Cathy Freeman did the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has become so unpopular with the Australian public that she pulled out of yesterday Queen’s baton relay allegedly for fear of being booed.

Did Jana Pittman finish SAS?

Despite passing the mission, Jana was eliminated by the DS , sparking outrage among diehard SAS Australia fans. Jana took to Instagram to thank her hordes of fans for their support, saying she wished she was able to continue on in the course. “Of course disappointed not to finish the last task.