“CHASING GOALS IS LIKE BUILDING A FIRE, EVERY DAY YOU ADD MORE KINDLE. TILL ONE DAY YOU LIGHT THE MATCH. DREAM BIG AND BOLD, MAKE LIFE AN INFERNO”

My name is Jana, I am an athlete, mum, author, speaker and future doctor. Whilst the majority of my career was spent racing around the world and jumping over hurdles there is so much more to my story.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Finalist 400m World Youth Championships

1999-Bydgosh

Gold 400mH World Youth Championships

1999- Bydgosh

Finalist 4×400 World Junior Championships

2000 – Chile

Gold 400m World Junior Championships

2000 – Chile

Gold 400mH World Junior Championships

2000 – Chile

Olympic Games 400mH

2000- Sydney

Gold 4x400m Relay Commonwealth Games

2002 – Manchester

Gold 400mH Commonwealth Games

2002- Manchester

Gold 400mH World Championships

2003- Paris

Finalist 400mH Olympic Games

2004 – Athens

Gold 400mH Commonwealth Games

2006 - Melbourne

Gold 4x400m Relay Commonwealth Games

2006 - Melbourne

Gold 400mH World Championships

2007 - Osaka, Japan

Winter Olympics 2 Women Bobsled

2014- Sochi

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Jana Pittman has represented her country at three Olympic Games, and is the first Australian woman to compete in both a summer and winter Olympics. A two-time World Champion and four-time Commonwealth Champion in the 400m hurdles, she is recognised as one of Australia’s greatest female athletes. But there’s so much more to Jana than her sporting achievements. Hers is a life fully lived.

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CORPORATE SPEAKING

Jana Pittman’s story is a roller coaster of triumph, defeat, failure and success. She will take you on a journey through the peaks and troughs that helped shape her career and build her into who she is today.

Two times World Champion, Four times Commonwealth Champion, in the sport of athletics, Jana Pittman personifies resilience and determination. When continued injuries hampered her athletic career could have signalled retirement, she swapped the track for the ice. Jana joined the Australian Women’s bobsleigh team, to become the first women to represent Australia in both a Summer and Winter Olympic games. After sport she again shifted focus and qualified as a medical doctor. She is now working in a NSW hospital. Jana is wife and mother to 4 beautiful children therefore finding life balance is a key ‘talking point’ in her presentations

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