Jane Kara Saville was born on 5 November 1974 and is an Australian race walker who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
14 Facts About Jane Saville
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Jane Saville has competed at four Olympics, with a midfield result in 1996.
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Jane Saville recovered her composure soon after and was publicly philosophical about her loss.
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On her bronze medal in Athens, Jane Saville stated: "Nothing will make up for a gold medal in your home town, but you know this is where the Olympics began and any medal here, you know, I'm absolutely ecstatic with it".
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Jane Saville has won three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games: in the 10-kilometre walk in 1998 and in the 20-kilometre walk in 2002 and 2006.
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Jane Saville has won the Australian women's race walking championship five times.
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Jane Saville was the Australian flagbearer at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
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Jane Saville is coached by her husband, professional cyclist Matt White.
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Jane Saville's sister, Natalie Saville, is a race walker and finished second to her at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Jane Saville announced her retirement from competitive racewalking in February 2009, with her future plans including continued work in community health and fitness promotion and a role on the IAAF racewalking technical committee.
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Jane Saville has completed a Bachelor's degree in social sciences from the University of New South Wales.
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Together with Natalie, Jane Saville was presented with the Keys to the City of Randwick on 22 October 2002 by Mayor Dominic Sullivan in recognition of outstanding achievement in sport.
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Jane Saville is married to former professional cyclist Matt White and lives in Spain with their three children.
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Jane Saville is a supporter of her hometown rugby league club the South Sydney Rabbitohs.