Jana Pittman
- Born
- Nov 9, 1982 (43 years old)
- Birthplace
- Sydney, Australia
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 400 m
- Height
- 1.82 m
- Weight
- 70 kg
Jana Pittman (born 9 November 1982) is an Australian former athlete. During her athletic career Pittman specialised in the 400 metres run and 400-metre hurdles events.
She is a two-time world champion in the 400 m hurdles, from 2003 and 2007. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and was part of Australia's winning 4 × 400 metres relay teams at both events.
Pittman is one of only eleven athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Armand Duplantis, Jacques Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Kirani James, Faith Kipyegon, Dani Samuels, and David Storl) to win World Championship titles at the youth, junior, and senior levels of an athletic event. Pittman also competed in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics, making her the first Australian female athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games.
As of Nov 4, 2026: 400 m hurdles 53.22 (#40 all-time), 400 m 50.43 (#190 all-time), 2012 season best 39.02 (Jan 14, 2012, Brisbane (AUS)) · World Championships: 2 gold · 43 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 300m | 39.02 | – | Jan 14, 2012 | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2012 | 4x400m | 3:34.12 | – | Jan 14, 2012 | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2011 | 400mH | 55.75 | – | Apr 1, 2011 | Perth (AUS) |
| 2009 | 400mH | 55.34 | – | Jul 15, 2009 | Luzern (SUI) |
| 2008 | 400mH | 55.94 | – | Jul 1, 2008 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) |
| 2007 | 400m | 51.94 | – | May 26, 2007 | Albufeira (POR) |
| 2007 | 400mH | 53.31 | – | Aug 30, 2007 | IAAF World Championships |
| 2006 | 200m | 24.33 | +0.6 | Jan 26, 2006 | Canberra (AUS) |