Jana Pittman

World athletic champion and only Australian woman to have competed at both the summer and winter Olympics

2021 Sports Hall of Fame inductee 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 and 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 (2000,2004) and Winter Olympic Games (2014).

Off the track Jana has completed a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery at the University of Western Sydney in 2019 (graduating with 1st class honours and the university medal) and is now a junior doctor at a hospital in Western Sydney. In 2010 she completed a Masters of Reproduction Medicine at University of NSW and has initiated her PhD in Obstetrics (focusing on aspects of uterus transplantation).

Jana was recently a participant on the gruelling television show SAS Australia on Channel 7, making it to the last day and being the final female standing of the 18 celebrity recruits, despite it being only 5.5mths after the birth of her last child. Her autobiography ‘Just Another Hurdle’ came out in April 2017.

Have Jana inspire and entertain at your next event or bring her in for a ‘personalised workshop’. Jana can tailor make a presentation to your needs or use some of her favourite topics to uplift.

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Key Points for Jana Pittman

Jana Pittman is one of Australia’s most celebrated female athletes.
Has won 5 World titles and 4 Commonwealth gold medals.
Jana Pittman won a world championship just 7 months after giving birth.
The only Australian woman to compete in both the summer and winter Olympic Games.
Jana Pittman was inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.

Topics for Jana Pittman

Athletics
Hurdling
Winning
Olympic/Commonwealth Games
Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh
Injury
Overcoming adversity
Master of ceremonies
Sports commentating
Workshops

Testimonials for Jana Pittman

Great communication in the lead up, professional, great presentation, personable, chatted to delegates before and after presentation, very engaging.
Loan Market Group

Jana Pittman was down to earth, engaging and had a wonderful story to tell. Her story resonated with the team and they enjoyed her presentation immensely. An absolute joy and inspiration.
Kimberly-Clarke Professional

Jana Pittman was excellent. She has a close association with Blacktown City in terms of her work and training. She has done some promotional and fundraising with some sporting groups/clubs in the area and some people know her well from our awards night.
Blacktown City Council

Professional Conference Organiser

The team at ICMI offer a fantastic and professional service that allows us (event organisers) to focus on the delivery of our events

Corporate Client

I was very happy with the whole process from initial call through to performance, every question or detail was explained in a professional friendly manner. I will definitely be in touch with ICMI again.

Insurance Client

All ICMI staff I dealt with were exceptionally efficient, collaborative and responsive to ensuring our talent was informed.

Government Client

ICMI were flexible and accommodating, this year finding a speaker for your event that would work in a virtual setting was a challenge, but we ended up with a very successful event and the perfect speaker! Always patient and responsive to my calls or emails.

Corporate Client

Association Client

We were impacted by a COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia that threatened to de-rail our Northern Territory based event, but the ICMI logistics team made it happen when the window of opportunity arose.

NFP Client

ICMI listened to our needs and were very supportive with the change of plans with dealing with the pandemic. They gave great advice and helped us secure the right talent for our event.