Wendy Brown (heptathlete)

Wendy Renee Brown (born January 28, 1966) is a retired heptathlete and triple jumper from the United States.

She competed in the heptathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in 18th place behind teammate Jackie Joyner Kersee's still current world record.

Brown went to the University of Southern California where she won the 1986 NCAA Indoor Championship in the Triple Jump[1] and later winning 1988 NCAA Championship in the Heptathlon.

[3] In 1984, while competing for Woodside High School, Brown won the CIF California State Track team title for her high school singlehandedly, the only athlete to ever accomplish that feat.

[6] Later in 1984 she won the Pan American Junior Championships in the Long Jump and finishing 4th in the 100 metres hurdles[7] In 1990, Brown had success as a contestant in the television series American Gladiators, appearing in four episodes and going to the final round of the "second half".