Education
She completed her Higher School Certificate in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave.
She completed her Higher School Certificate in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave.
Flemming started her athletics career competing for the Fairpark Little Athletics Club at the Knox Little Athletics Centre. She was named the Australian female athlete of the year in 1993. Flemming"s individual performances during this competition were:
100 m hurdles - 13.21 (+14 m/s)
high jump - 1.82 m
shot put - 13.76 m
200 m - 23.62 (+24 m/s)
long jump - 6.57 m (+16 m/s)
javelin throw - 49.28 m
800 m - 2:12.53
Her best performance at the Olympic Games was 7th in Seoul 1988.
Flemming also placed 7th at the 1993 World Athletics Championships.
At the Ulster Games in Belfast on 30 June 1986 Flemming, on request of Australian team manager Maurie Plant, infamously provided a urine sample to allow another athlete, Sue Howland, to use Flemming"s urine pass a drug test. The Australian Senate report into drugs in sport (known as the "Black" report after Senator John Black) later gave Jane Flemming an official warning, and also banned Maurie Plant from managing any athletes in the future.
Post-Athletics After retiring from international competition, Flemming has worked as an athletics commentator in Australia for the Seven Network and Business School Television. She has also represented British Olympic legends Sebastian Coe & Daily Thompson, United States of America legend Michael Johnson and other athletes as a business manager, working in both Australia and Great Britain.
Married to Ian Purchas with whom she has twin boys.
James ("Jimmy") & Samuel ("Sammy") Purchas.