Ciska Jansen

Franciska Johanna "Ciska" Jansen (born 23 September 1944) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the long jump and finished in 18th place.[1]

Ciska Jansen
Ciska Janssen in 1974
Personal information
Born (1944-09-23) 23 September 1944
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportPentathlon, long jump, high jump
ClubSagitta, Amsterdam

After she reached age 40, her 6.21m jump exploded the world record for her age group, besting the previous record by Australian Olympian Helen Searle by 52 cm.[2] For point of comparison, Bob Beamon's record improvement was 55 cm. Her record would stand for almost 15 years.

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