Janet Jesudason


Janet Elizabeth Jesudason is a Singaporean former sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Jesudason was born on 15 December 1936 in Perak, Malaysia to an Indian father and a Chinese mother. She moved to Singapore with her family in 1950 when her father became a teacher at Raffles Institution.
When studying at Katong Convent, Jesudason participated at the secondary schools athletics meet and broke Singapore's Olympic sprinter Tang Pui Wah’s record for the 100-yard race with a time of 12.1 s. Jesudason would also trained with Mary Klass at RI.

Career

In 1956, Jesudason qualified for the 1956 Summer Olympics when she achieved 12.5 s in the 100 m spring during Singapore’s Olympic trials. She would later placed fifth in her heats and failed to qualified for the next round.