Jodi Anderson

Jodi Anderson
Personal information
Full nameJudith Anderson
Born (1957-11-10) November 10, 1957 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1979 San JuanHeptathlon
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1979 Mexico CityLong jump
Bronze medal – third place1977 SofiaLong jump

Judith "Jodi" Anderson (born November 10, 1957) is a retired heptathlete from the United States. While attending college at California State University, Northridge, Anderson qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead. She set the world's best year performance in the women's long jump in 1981. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ↑ Ortega, John (September 11, 1994). "Cal State Northridge All-time Track And Field Leaders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jodi Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.