| 释义 |
- Achievements
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Jan Merrill 1975.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Merrill in 1975
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|18}}
| birth_place = New London, Connecticut
| death_date =
| death_place =
| sport = Athletics
| coach = Norm Higgins
| club = Connecticut College
Age Group Athletes Association
| height = 165 cm
| weight = 52 kg
| event = 800–10,000 m
| pb=800 m – 2:02.80 (1977)
1500 m – 4:02.61 (1976)
Mile – 4:28.3 (1979)
3000 m – 8:42.6 (1978)
5000 m – 15:30.6 (1980)
10,000 m – 35:02.7 (1980)
| medaltemplates ={{Medal|Country | the {{USA}} }}{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}{{Medal|Gold|1975 Mexico City | 1500 m}}{{Medal|Gold|1979 San Juan | 3000 m}}
}}Janice "Jan" Melbourne Merrill (born June 18, 1956) is a retired American runner. She was the dominant long distance runner of the middle 1970s, a notable front runner, her uniform with the large "M" on her chest would usually break away to an insurmountable lead in domestic meets. She was equally untouchable in self-promotion or dealing with the media, often deferring to her coach, Norm Higgins.[1] At various points in time she held the American record in the 1500 meters (4:02.61 set on July 29, 1976) during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.[2] She lost other record opportunities because the only times she could get a decent race in the United States was against men.[1]She won the U.S. title at 1500 meters twice outdoors,[3] 3000 meters 4 times,[4] twice in the indoor mile,[5] twice in the indoor 2 mile[6] and twice in Cross Country.[7] After retiring from competitions she became a high school and college track coach. Achievements| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| Representing the {{USA |
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| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 8th | 1500 m | | 1978 | World Cross Country Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 7th | Long Race Individual | | 2nd | Long Race Team | | 1979 | World Cross Country Championships | Limerick, Ireland | 7th | Long Race Individual | | 1st | Long Race Team | | 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Paris, France | 5th | Long Race Individual | | 3rd | Long Race Team | | 1981 | World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Long Race Individual | | 2nd | Long Race Team | | 1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, England | 13th | Long Race Individual | | 1st | Long Race Team |
References1. ^1 {{cite web |first=Anita |last=Verschoth |date=February 26, 1979 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704154043/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094671/index.htm |title=She's His Fair Lady |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094671/index.htm |archivedate=2011-07-04 |website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Louise Mead Tricard|title=American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vvrwcB3DeEwC&pg=PA646|date=1 January 1996|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-0219-9|pages=646–}}
3. ^USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Women's 1,500 m {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610234449/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/women/w1500m.asp |date=2011-06-10 }}
4. ^USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Women's 3,000 m {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820095521/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/women/w3000m.asp |date=2010-08-20 }}
5. ^USA Indoor Track & Field Champions: Women's 1,500 m {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831041648/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w1500m.asp |date=2010-08-31 }}
6. ^USA Indoor Track & Field Champions: Women's 3,000 m {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831041541/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/women/w3000m.asp |date=2010-08-31 }}
7. ^USA Track & Field – Women. Usatf.org. Retrieved on 2017-09-18.
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