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Birth name | Jessica Trengove | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jess | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Naracoorte, South Australia | 15 August 1987||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres Half marathon Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Stenson (née Trengove; born 15 August 1987) is an Australian athlete who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. As a long-distance runner, she competes in distances from 5000 metres up to the marathon. She represented Australia at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the marathon.