Encyclopedia > List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics from 1896 to 2004. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...
A Medal is a word used for various types of compact objects: a wearable medal awarded by an authority government for services redered, especially to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers...
A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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- See also: List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men), Athletics at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists
This is the complete list of mens Olympic medalists in athletics from 1896 to 2004. ...
Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ...
This article gives lists of Olympic medalists for those Olympic Games sports where such lists have been created in Wikipedia. ...
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Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 â May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ...
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Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905—November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ...
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Stanisława Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete. ...
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Hilda Strike (September 1, 1910 - March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. ...
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Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ...
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Stanisława Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 â February 11, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. ...
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Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ...
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Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ...
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Christa Stubnick (born 12 December 1933) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. ...
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Marlene Matthews (born February 14, 1934) is a former Australian sprinter. ...
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 â November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and three time Olympic champion. ...
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Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ...
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Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ...
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Ewa KÅobukowska (born 1 October 1946) in Warsaw, Poland is a former Polish sprinter. ...
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Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ...
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Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
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Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ...
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Silvia Chibás (born September 10, 1954) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba. ...
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Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
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Lyudmila Kondratyeva (born April 11, 1958 in Shakhty) is a Russian (formely Soviet) athlete, the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
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Marlies Göhr (born March 21, 1958 in Gera, Germany) was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. ...
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Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
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Alice Brown was the name of several persons: Alice Brown (1856-1948), American novelist Alice Brown (born 1960), American athlet, 1984 olympic silver medalist in 100m dash Alice Brown, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
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Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 â September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006. ...
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Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
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Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
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Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. ...
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Juliet Cuthbert (born 6 April 1964) is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints (100 and 200 metres). ...
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Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ...
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Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. ...
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Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ...
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Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizian descent. ...
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Ekaterini Thanou (In Greek: ÎικαÏεÏίνη ÎάνοÏ
; born February 1, 1975) is a Greek athlete. ...
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Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
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Yulia Nesterenko Yulia Nesterenko (Belarusian: Юлія Несьцярэнка, Yuliya Nyestsyarenka; Russian: Юлия Нестеренко, Yuliya Nesterenko; born June 15, 1979) is an athlete from Belarus. ...
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Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States. ...
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Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
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Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ...
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Audrey Williamson (Born 28 September 1926 is a retired British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. ...
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Audrey Patterson is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. ...
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Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. ...
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Puck Brouwer is a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. ...
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Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ...
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Christa Stubnick (born 12 December 1933) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. ...
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Marlene Matthews (born February 14, 1934) is a former Australian sprinter. ...
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 â November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and three time Olympic champion. ...
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Jutta Heine is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ...
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Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ...
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Marilyn Mary Black (born May 20, 1944 in New South Wales, Australien) is a former Australian sprinter. ...
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Irena SzewiÅska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ...
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Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ...
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Jenny Lamy (born February 28, 1949) is a former Australian sprinter. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
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Raelene Boyle MBE (1951 - ), Australian athlete, represented Australia at four Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. ...
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Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ...
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Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ...
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Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
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Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ...
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Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ...
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Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ...
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Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2004. ...
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Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ...
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Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 â September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006. ...
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Grace Jackson (born 14 June 1961) is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. ...
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Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
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Juliet Cuthbert (born 6 April 1964) is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints (100 and 200 metres). ...
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Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ...
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Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (born February 3, 1968) is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
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Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizian descent. ...
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Pauline Davis-Thompson (born July 9, 1966 in the Bahamas) is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. ...
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Susanthika Jayasinghe (born:December 17, 1975 in Atnawala, Sri Lanka) is a sprint athlete. ...
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Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
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Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States in the 200 meters. ...
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Debbie Ferguson (born: January 16, 1976) ia a Bahamian sprint athlete. ...
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Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ...
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Ann Packer (born 8 March 1942) is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper. ...
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Judith Judy Amoore (born June 25, 1940 in Victoria) is a former Australian runner. ...
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Colette Besson (born April 7, 1946 in Royan) is a former French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...
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Lillian Board (born December 13, 1948 in Durban, South Africa â died December 26, 1970) was an athlete from Great Britain, who won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, narrowly losing to Colette Besson. ...
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Monika Zehrt (born 29 September 1952) in Riesa, Saxony, Germany, is a former sprint athlete who competed for East Germany. ...
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Irena SzewiÅska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ...
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Marita Koch (b. ...
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Jarmila KratochvÃlová (born 26 January 1951) was a late-developing Czech 400m runner whose career was dogged by injury and illness. ...
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Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ...
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Chandra Cheeseborough (born January 10, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200m in an American record time of 22. ...
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Kathy Cook nee Smallwood born 03/05/60 is the most successful female sprinter in British Athletics history. ...
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Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Petra Müller (born 18 October 1965 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German athlete with the DDR. She won eight medals in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 m relay in international competition. ...
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Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ...
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Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Ximena Restrepo (born March 10, 1969) is a former sprinter from Colombia. ...
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Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ...
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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. ...
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Falilat Ogunkoya (born 12 May 1968) is a Nigerian athlete. ...
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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. ...
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Lorraine Fenton (born September 8, 1973 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the 400 m. ...
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Katharine Merry (born September 21, 1974 at Dunchurch near Rugby, England) is a British female sprinter, who is most notable for winning an Olympic bronze medal for the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia. ...
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Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian athlete. ...
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Ana Gabriela Guevara, the most succesful athlete of Mexico. ...
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Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (ÐаÑалÑÑ Ðиколаевна ÐнÑÑÑ
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Karoline Lina Radke-Batschauer (October 18, 1903 – February 14, 1983) was a German runner. ...
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Lyudmila Ivanovna Shevtsova (Russian: ) (born November 26, 1934) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. ...
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Brenda Jones (born November 17, 1936) is a former Australian middle distance runner. ...
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Ann Packer (born 8 March 1942) is a former British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper. ...
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Marise Chamberlain (born December 5, 1935 in Christchurch) is a former New Zealand middle distance runner. ...
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Madeline Manning (born 11 January 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American athlete. ...
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Ilona Silai (born October 14, 1941) is a retired Romanian middle distance runner. ...
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Hildegard Falck, née Janze (born 8 June 1949 in Nettelrede) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. ...
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Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ...
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Nikolina Shtereva (Bulgarian Ðиколина ШÑеÑева; born January 21, 1955) is a former middle distance runner from Bulgaria. ...
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Nadezhda Olizarenko (born 28 November 1953) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. ...
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Doina Melinte (born December 27, 1956) is a retired Romanian athlete. ...
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Kim Gallagher was an outstanding American Track & Field Olympian. ...
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Fita Lovin (born January 14, 1951) is a former middle distance runner from Romania who won the bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ...
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Sigrun Wodars (born November 7, 1965) is a former East German middle distance athlete. ...
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Christine Wachtel (born January 6, 1965 in Altentreptow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1988 Olympic summer games in Seoul in the 800 metres run. ...
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Kim Gallagher was an outstanding American Track & Field Olympian. ...
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Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen (born February 9, 1966) is a former Dutch middle distance runner Born in Oldenzaal, Van Langen has a degree in economics at the University of Amsterdam. ...
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Lilia Nurutdinova (born December 15, 1963) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR. Her greatest achievement was the 1992 Olympic silver when she ran in 1:55. ...
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Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. ...
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Svetlana Alexandrovna Masterkova (born January 17, 1968) is a former Russian middle distance runner. ...
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Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. ...
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Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. ...
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Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. ...
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This article is not about the tennis player Steffi Graf. ...
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Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19, 1970) is a retired English middle distance athlete. ...
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Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19, 1970) is a retired English middle distance athlete. ...
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Hasna Benhassi (born June 1, 1978) is a Moroccan middle distance athlete. ...
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Photo finish in Athens 2004 Jolanda Äeplak (born Jolanda Steblovnik, September 12, 1976) is a Slovene middle distance athlete. ...
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Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina (Russian: ) (born July 24, 1943 in Sverdlovsk) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. ...
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Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ...
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Tatyana Kazankina (born on December 17, 1951) was a Russian runner who set seven world records and won a total numer of three golden medals at the Olympic Games. ...
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Nadezhda Olizarenko (born 28 November 1953) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. ...
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Gabriella Dorio (born June 27, 1957 in Veggiano, Italy) is a former Italian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ...
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Doina Melinte (born December 27, 1956) is a retired Romanian athlete. ...
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Maricica Puica is a Romanian former middle distance athlete. ...
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Paula Ivan (born July 20, 1963 in Heresti, Romania) is a former Romanian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ...
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LaimutÄ BaikauskaitÄ (born June 10, 1956) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Lithuania. ...
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Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh (born December 15, 1963 in Sekretarka; Orenburg) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Hassiba Boulmerka (born July 10, 1968) is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. ...
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Lyudmila Rogachova (born October 30, 1966 in Lad Balka) is a retired Russian middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. ...
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Qu Yunxia (°25 December 1972) is a Chinese Olympic athlete. ...
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Svetlana Alexandrovna Masterkova (born January 17, 1968) is a former Russian middle distance runner. ...
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Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ...
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Nouria Mérah-Benida (born October 19, 1970) is an Algerian middle distance runner. ...
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Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ...
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Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19, 1970) is a retired English middle distance athlete. ...
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Tatyana Tomashova (born July 1, 1975 in Perm) is a Russian middle distance runner. ...
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Maria Cioncan (born June 19, 1977) is a middle distance runner from Romania, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...
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Maricica Puica is a Romanian former middle distance athlete. ...
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Lynn Williams is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres. ...
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Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh (born December 15, 1963 in Sekretarka; Orenburg) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Paula Ivan (born July 20, 1963 in Heresti, Romania) is a former Romanian athlete and Olympic gold winner. ...
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Yvonne Murray, MBE (born 1964) is a former Scottish long distance track and road running athlete. ...
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Yelena Romanova (born March 20, 1963) is a retired Russian middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. ...
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Wang Junxia (çåé, born January 19, 1973 in Jiaohe, Jilin Province) was a Chinese famous long-distance runner. ...
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Pauline Konga (born 10 April 1970) is a Kenyan athlete. ...
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Roberta Brunet (born May 20, 1965 in Aosta) is a former middle distance runner from Italy who won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
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Gabriela Szabo (born November 14, 1975) is a Romanian track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and winner of bronze and silver medals in 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in 1500 m, respectively. ...
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Sonia OSullivan (born November 28, 1969) is an Irish runner from Cobh, County Cork. ...
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Meseret Defar (born November 19, 1983) is a female athlete from Ethiopia. ...
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Isabella Ochichi from Kenya was the silver medal winner (second-place finisher) in the final of the womens 5,000 meter race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. ...
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Tirunesh Dibaba (born October 1, 1985 in Chefe, Ethiopia) is a long distance track athlete. ...
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Elizabeth McColgan, usually known as Liz McColgan, (born March 24, 1964) is a former Scottish long distance track and road running athlete. ...
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Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ...
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Elana Meyer, long distance runner from South Africa. ...
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Lynn Jennings is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. ...
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Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. ...
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Wang Junxia (çåé, born January 19, 1973 in Jiaohe, Jilin Province) was a Chinese famous long-distance runner. ...
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Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ...
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Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. ...
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Ejegayehu Dibaba (born March 21, 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance athlete. ...
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Derartu Tulu (born: March 21, 1972) in Bokoji, Arsi, Ethiopia is a long distance track, road and marathon athlete. ...
Although marathon sometimes refers to any athletic event requiring great endurance, more specifically it refers to a long-distance track event of 42,195 m (26 miles and 385 yards). ...
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Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ...
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Grete Waitz née Andersen (born October 1, 1953) is a former Norwegian marathon runner who won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988. ...
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Lisa Martin (born May 12, 1960) is a retired Australian long-distance runner. ...
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Katrin Dörre is a German athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. ...
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Valentina Yegorova is a Russian athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. ...
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Lorraine Mary Moller (born June 1, 1955 in Putaruru) is a former athlete from New Zealand, who competed mainly in the marathon. ...
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Fatuma Roba (born December 18, 1973) is a long-distance runner from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia most known for winning a gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
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Valentina Yegorova is a Russian athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. ...
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Naoko Takahashi (born May 6, 1972 in Gifu) is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in marathon. ...
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Lidia Simon (born September 4, 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. ...
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Joyce Chepchumba (born: November 6, 1970) in Kericho, is a Kenyan Long distance athlete. ...
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Mizuki Noguchi (Japanese: 野口みずき, born July 3, 1978) is a female long-distance athlete (track and field) from Japan. ...
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Catherine Ndereba (born July 31, 1972) is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. ...
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Deena Kastor (née Drossin) (1973-) is an American distance runner. ...
A 400 metre hurdle race in progress at the Helsinki Grand Prix, July 2005. ...
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Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ...
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Trebisonda Valla, also known as Ondina Valla (Bologna, Italy, 20 May 1916) was the first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. ...
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Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ...
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Maureen Gardner was a British ballet teacher and champion hurdler, who at age 19 was a silver medallist in the 80-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 â February 11, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 - February 16, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was an Australian athlete. ...
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Norma Thrower (born February 5, 1936) is a retired Australian hurdler. ...
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Irina Press (born March 10, 1939 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR) has won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles (1960) and pentathlon (1964). ...
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Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ...
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Teresa CiepÅy née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ...
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Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ...
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Maureen Caird (born September 29, 1951) is a former Australian track athlete, who specialised in the low hurdles. ...
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Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ...
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Chi Cheng (Chinese: 紀政, pinyin: Jì Zhēng) (born March 15, 1944), is considered Asias top female track and field athlete of the 20th century. ...
A 400 metre hurdle race in progress at the Helsinki Grand Prix, July 2005. ...
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Valeria Bufanu (born October 7. ...
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Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. ...
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Lucyna Langer-KaÅek (born 8 May 1957 in MysÅowice) is a retired hurdler from Poland. ...
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Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ...
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Paraskevi Voula Patoulidou was born on 29 March 1965, in Tripotamo, near Florina. ...
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Yordanka Donkova (born September 28, 1961 in Yana, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. ...
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Ludmila Engquist is a Swedish athlete, winning gold in 100m hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ...
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Brigita Bukovec (born January 25, 1970) is a retired Slovenian hurdler who won a surprising Olympic silver medal in 1996. ...
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Olga Shishigina (born December 23, 1968 in Almaty) is a retired Kazakhstani athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles. ...
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Aliuska López (born December 30, 1977 in Nigeria) is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. ...
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Melissa Morrison-Howard (born July 9, 1971 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is a American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. ...
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Joanna Hayes (born December 23, 1976) is an American runner who won the gold medal in the Womens 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. ...
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Melissa Morrison-Howard (born July 9, 1971 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is a American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. ...
A 400 metre hurdle race in progress at the Helsinki Grand Prix, July 2005. ...
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Nawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler, born on 15 April 1962 in Casablanca. ...
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Judi Brown, (born July 14, 1961) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre Hurdles. ...
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Cristeana Cojocaru (born January 2, 1962) is a retired athlete from Romania. ...
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Debra Flintoff-King (born on April 20, 1960) was an Australian hurdler, who won the second womens 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ...
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Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE (born 29 July 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) was a sprint and hurdling athlete and now works mainly as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC. Sally started out in athletics as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling...
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Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ...
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Nezha Bidouane is a Moroccan hurdler, born on Thursday, 18th September 1969. ...
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Ionela Tirlea-Manolache (born February 9, 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Romania. ...
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Tatyana Tereshchuk born 11 October 1969 in Ukraine is a female Ukrainian 400m Hurdler. ...
During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...
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Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905—November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ...
Ethel Smith (November 22, 1910 - May 10, 1996) was an organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ. ...
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Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 â May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ...
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Evelyn Furtsch (born 16 August 1911) is a former American athlete. ...
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Hilda Strike (September 1, 1910 - March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. ...
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Elizabeth Robinson (August 23, 1911 â May 18, 1999) was an American athlete, winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women. ...
Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ...
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Xenia Stad-de Jong (born March 4, 1922) is a former Dutch athlete. ...
Jeannette Josephina Maria Netty Witziers-Timmer (July 22, 1923-January 25, 2005) was a former Dutch athlete. ...
Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs (born October 29, 1923) is a former Dutch athlete. ...
Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 â February 11, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. ...
June Maston (born November 3, 1928) is a retired Australian sprinter. ...
Elizabeth (Betty) McKinnon (born January 1, 1924) is a retired Australian sprinter who won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Joyce King at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ...
Joyce King (born September 1, 1927 in Sydney) is a retired Australian sprinter. ...
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Shirley Barbara Strickland (July 18, 1925 â February 11, 2004), later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. ...
Norma Croker Fleming (born September 11, 1934 in Queensland) is a former Australian sprinter. ...
Elizabeth (Betty) Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. ...
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 â November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and three time Olympic champion. ...
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 â November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and three time Olympic champion. ...
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Jutta Heine is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Teresa CiepÅy née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ...
Halina Górecka née Richter (and after leaving Poland, Halina Herrmann) (born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time Olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in womens 4x100 m relay. ...
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Teresa CiepÅy née Wieczorek (19 October 1937 - 8 March 2006) was a Polish sprinter and hurdler. ...
Irena SzewiÅska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24, 1946 in St. ...
Halina Górecka née Richter (and after leaving Poland, Halina Herrmann) (born 4 February 1938) is a former Polish and German sprinter and a four-time Olympian and an Olympic gold and bronze medal winner and a world record holder in womens 4x100 m relay. ...
Ewa KÅobukowska (born 1 October 1946) in Warsaw, Poland is a former Polish sprinter. ...
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Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ...
Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter. ...
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Mary Rand (nee Bignal, born 14 February 1940) is a former British athlete. ...
Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. ...
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Marlene Elejarde (born June 3, 1950 in Havana, died 1989) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ...
Fulgencia Romay (born January 16, 1944) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ...
Violetta Quesada (born July 11, 1947) is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women. ...
Miguelina Cobián (born July 28, 1947 in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women. ...
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Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born September 26, 1942 in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia) (née Ingrid Becker) (sometimes incorrectly Ingrid Mickler in result lists) is a former German athlete and a double Olympic champion. ...
Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl (born 14 February 1947 in Hückeswagen) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
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Marlene Elejarde (born June 3, 1950 in Havana, died 1989) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ...
Carmen Valdés (born November 23, 1954) is a retired sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Munich 1972. ...
Fulgencia Romay (born January 16, 1944) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. ...
Silvia Chibás (born September 10, 1954) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba. ...
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Renate Stecher (born May 15, 1950 in Süptitz) is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. ...
Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ...
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Annegret Richter (born October 13, 1950 in Dortmund) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
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Bärbel Wöckel (born in Germany, 1955-03-21) is a German Olympic track and field athlete who won four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. ...
Marlies Göhr (born March 21, 1958 in Gera, Germany) was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. ...
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Kathy Cook nee Smallwood born 03/05/60 is the most successful female sprinter in British Athletics history. ...
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Alice Brown was the name of several persons: Alice Brown (1856-1948), American novelist Alice Brown (born 1960), American athlet, 1984 olympic silver medalist in 100m dash Alice Brown, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Chandra Cheeseborough (born January 10, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200m in an American record time of 22. ...
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
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Angela Bailey (born 28 February 1962 in Coventry, England) is a former Canadian track and field athlete. ...
Maita Payne is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. ...
Angella Taylor (born September 28, 1958, in Jamaica) is a Canadian sprinter. ...
France Gareau is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Kathy Cook nee Smallwood born 03/05/60 is the most successful female sprinter in British Athletics history. ...
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Alice Brown was the name of several persons: Alice Brown (1856-1948), American novelist Alice Brown (born 1960), American athlet, 1984 olympic silver medalist in 100m dash Alice Brown, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 â September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006. ...
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
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Silke Möller, neé Gladisch (born June 20, 1960 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) is a German track and field athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. ...
Marlies Göhr (born March 21, 1958 in Gera, Germany) was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. ...
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Lyudmila Kondratyeva (born April 11, 1958 in Shakhty) is a Russian (formely Soviet) athlete, the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
Galina Malchugina (born December 17, 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. ...
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Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ...
Carlette D. Guidry-White (born September 4, 1968 in Houston, Texas, United States) is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ...
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The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games of 1992 (in Albertville and Barcelona, respectively). ...
Galina Malchugina (born December 17, 1962 in Bryansk) is a retired sprinter from Russia. ...
Marina Trandenkova (born 7 January 1967) is a Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ...
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Beatrice Utondu (born November 23, 1969) is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ...
Faith Idehen (born May 2, 1973) is a retired sprinter from Nigeria. ...
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (born February 3, 1968) is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
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Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. ...
Inger Miller (born June 12, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. ...
Chryste Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
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Eldece Clarke-Lewis (born January 13, 1965) is a Bahamian sprints athlete. ...
Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. ...
Sevatheda Fynes (born October 17, 1974) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. ...
Pauline Davis-Thompson (born July 9, 1966 in the Bahamas) is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. ...
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Juliet Cuthbert (born 6 April 1964) is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints (100 and 200 metres). ...
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Sevatheda Fynes (born October 17, 1974) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. ...
Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. ...
Pauline Davis-Thompson (born July 9, 1966 in the Bahamas) is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. ...
Debbie Ferguson (born: January 16, 1976) ia a Bahamian sprint athlete. ...
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Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
Beverly McDonald (born February 15, 1970 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. ...
Ottey stumbles over the finish line after winning gold in the Indoor 60 m sprint. ...
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Chryste Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. ...
Torri Edwards (born January 30, 1977) is an American sprinter. ...
Nanceen Perry (born April 19, 1977) is a former sprinter from the United States who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. ...
Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizian descent. ...
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Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
Sherone Simpson (born August 12, 1984) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
Aleen Bailey (born November 25, 1980, in St. ...
Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
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Olga Fyodorova (born July 14, 1983 in Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Russian sprinter who mainly competes in the 100 metres. ...
Yuliya Tabakova (born May 1, 1980 in Kaluga, Russia) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Russia. ...
Irina Khabarova (born March 18, 1966) is a Russian sprinter who won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2002 European Championships. ...
Larisa Kruglova (Russian: , born October 27, 1972) is a Russian sprinter who mainly competes in the 100 metres. ...
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Veronique Mang (born December 15, 1984 in Douala, Cameroon) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. ...
Muriel Hurtis is a French athlete born on March 25, 1979 at Bondy, France. ...
Sylviane Felix (born October 31, 1977 in Créteil, France) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. ...
Christine Arron (born September 13, 1973 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. ...
During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...
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Monika Zehrt (born 29 September 1952) in Riesa, Saxony, Germany, is a former sprint athlete who competed for East Germany. ...
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Madeline Manning (born 11 January 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American athlete. ...
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Hildegard Falck, née Janze (born 8 June 1949 in Nettelrede) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. ...
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Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ...
Chandra Cheeseborough (born January 10, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200m in an American record time of 22. ...
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Maita Payne is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. ...
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Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Diane Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. ...
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. ...
Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 â September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006. ...
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Kirsten Emmelmann, neé Siemon (April 19, 1961 in Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is a former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. ...
Petra Müller (born 18 October 1965 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German athlete with the DDR. She won eight medals in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 m relay in international competition. ...
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The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games of 1992 (in Albertville and Barcelona, respectively). ...
Olga Vladykina-Bryzgina (born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. ...
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Rochelle Stevens (born September 8, 1966 in Memphis, Louisiana) was a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in the Womens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ...
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Phylis Smith (born September 29, 1965) is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ...
Jennifer Stoute (born April 16, 1965) is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ...
Sally Jane Janet Gunnell, OBE (born 29 July 1966 in Chigwell, Essex, England) was a sprint and hurdling athlete and now works mainly as a television presenter predominantly for the BBC. Sally started out in athletics as an accomplished long jumper and pentathlete before turning to the sprints and hurdling...
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Rochelle Stevens (born September 8, 1966 in Memphis, Louisiana) was a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in the Womens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ...
Maicel Malone-Wallace (born June 6, 1969 in Indianapolis) was a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in the Womens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ...
Kim Graham (born June 6, 1969) was a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in the Womens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ...
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Bisi Afolabi is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. ...
Charity Opara (born May 20, 1972 in Owerri) is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in in the 400 metres. ...
Falilat Ogunkoya (born 12 May 1968) is a Nigerian athlete. ...
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Linda Kisabaka (born April 9, 1969) was a German 800 metres runner with a personal best of 1:58. ...
Grit Breuer (born February 16, 1972 in Robel, Germany) is an East German athlete who competes in the womens 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x100m events. ...
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Monique Hennagan (born May 26, 1976 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American athlete who mainly competes in in the 400 metres. ...
Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizian descent. ...
LaTasha Colander (born August 23, 1976 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. ...
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Sandie Richards (born November 6, 1968 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Jamaica. ...
Lorraine Fenton (born September 8, 1973 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican athlete competing in the 400 m. ...
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Olga Kotlyarova (born April 12, 1976 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian runner. ...
Irina Privalova (born Sergeyeva on November 22, 1968 in Malakhova) is a Russian athlete. ...
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DeeDee Trotter (born 8 December 1982 in Twenty Nine Palms, California) is an American athlete. ...
Monique Henderson (born February 18, 1983 in San Diego, California) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. ...
Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. ...
Monique Hennagan (born May 26, 1976 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American athlete who mainly competes in in the 400 metres. ...
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Olesya Krasnomovets celebrating her gold medal 400 metres women at IAAF World Indoor Championships 2006 in Moscow Olesya Krasnomovets (born July 8, 1979) is a Russian athlete. ...
Natalya Nazarova (born: May 24, 1979 in Moscow, Russia. ...
Olesya Zykina (born October 7, 1980 in Kaluga) is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in in the 400 metres. ...
Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (ÐаÑалÑÑ Ðиколаевна ÐнÑÑÑ
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Novlene Williams (born April 26, 1982 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Jamaica. ...
Michelle Burgher (born March 12, 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Jamaica. ...
Nadia Davy (born December 24, 1980) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. ...
Sandie Richards (born November 6, 1968 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Jamaica. ...
World Race Walking Cup Race walking is a special long distance race event in athletics in which the participants must walk. ...
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Yelena Nikolayeva (born February 1, 1966 in Akshiki Chuvashskaya) is a Russian race walker. ...
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Yelena Nikolayeva (born February 1, 1966 in Akshiki Chuvashskaya) is a Russian race walker. ...
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Elisabetta Perrone (born July 9, 1968 in Camburzano) is a Italian race walker. ...
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Wang Yan (born May 3, 1971 in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ...
World Race Walking Cup Race walking is a special long distance race event in athletics in which the participants must walk. ...
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Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born January 18, 1972) is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
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Athanasia Tsoumeleka (born January 2, 1982) is an Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ...
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Olimpiada Ivanova (Ðлимпиада Ðванова in Russian, born August 26, 1970 in Munsjuty, Chuvashia) is a Russian track and field athlete who has 4 medals from the major events. ...
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Jane Saville (born November 5, 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian race walker who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ...
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Ethel Catherwood (born 1908, Saskatoon; died 1987) Catherwood broke ground as a track and field athlete. ...
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Jean Shiley Newhouse (November 20, 1911 - March 11, 1998) is a former American high jumper. ...
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Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ...
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Ibolya Csák (born 6 January 1915 - died 9 February 2006) is best known as the winner of the womens high jump at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. ...
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Micheline Ostermeyer (December 23, 1922-October 18, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. ...
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Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born May 4, 1956) is a former German high jumper. ...
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Ilona Gusenbauer (born 16 September 1947) is an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. ...
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Rosemarie Ackermann (born April 4, 1952) is a former German high jumper. ...
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Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born May 4, 1956) is a former German high jumper. ...
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Stefka Kostadinova (born March 25, 1965) is a Bulgarian former athlete specialising in the high jump and current President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. ...
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Tamara Bykova (Russian ТамаÑа ÐÑкова; b. ...
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Heike Henkel (* May 5th, 1964 in Kiel, Germany; born as Heike Redetzky) is an athlete competing in high jump. ...
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Alina Astafei (before 1995 Galina Astafei) (born June 7, 1969 in Bucharest, Romania is a German and formerly Romanian track and field athlete. ...
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Ioamnet Quintero (born September 8, 1972) is a former high jumper from Cuba who competed in the womens high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ...
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Stefka Kostadinova (born March 25, 1965) is a Bulgarian former athlete specialising in the high jump and current President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. ...
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Niki Bakogianni (born June 9, 1968 in Lamia) is a former Greek high jumper best known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics after a tough competition with Stefka Kostadinova, who eventually became Olympic champion. ...
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Yelena Yelesina (born April 4, 1970 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian high jumper. ...
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Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck (born August 26, 1978 in Germiston, South Africa) is a highly successful high jumper. ...
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Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (born October 12, 1976 in Sollentuna, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump. ...
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Oana Pantelimon (born September 27, 1972) is a Romanian athlete competing in high jump. ...
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Yelena Vladimirovna Slesarenko, née Sivushenko (Ðлена ÐладимиÑовна СлеÑаÑенко in Russian, born February 28, 1982 in Volgograd) is a Russian high jumper. ...
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Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck (born August 26, 1978 in Germiston, South Africa) is a highly successful high jumper. ...
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Viktoriya Styopina (born February 21, 1976) is a Ukrainian high jumper. ...
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Stacy Dragila (born Stacy Mikaelson on March 25, 1971 in Auburn, California) is an American pole vaulter. ...
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Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Grigorieva (Russian: ТаÑÑÑна ÐÑигоÑÑева; born October 8, 1975) is an Australian athlete and model. ...
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Vala Flosadóttir (born February 16, 1978 in ReykjavÃk) is an Icelandic athlete competing in the pole vault. ...
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Yelena Isinbayeva (Russian: Ðлена ÐÑинбаева; born June 3, 1982 in Volgograd) is a Russian pole vaulter. ...
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Svetlana Feofanova (Russian: СвеÑлана ÐвгенÑевна ФеоÑанова; born 16 July 1980) in Moscow, she is a Russian pole vaulter. ...
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Anna Rogowska (born May 21, 1981 in Gdynia) is a Polish athlete competing in pole vault. ...
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Mary Rand (nee Bignal, born 14 February 1940) is a former British athlete. ...
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Irena Szewińska (born 24 May 1946) is a Polish sprinter who dominated womens athletics for nearly two decades. ...
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Viorica Viscopoleanu is a Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump. ...
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Sheila Sherwood, born October 22, 1945 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, was an international Long jumper whose career highlights included a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and a gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. ...
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Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl (born 14 February 1947 in Hückeswagen) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump. ...
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Tatyana Alekseyevna Kolpakova (Abbyasova) (Russian:ТаÑÑÑна ÐлекÑеевна Ðолпакова (ÐббÑÑова)) (born October 18, 1959 in village Alamedin, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. ...
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Brigitte Wujak (born March 6, 1955 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a retired long jumper who represented East Germany. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
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Galina Chistyakova (Ðалина ЧиÑÑÑкова in Russian; born July 26, 1962 in Izmail, Ukraine) is a retired athlete who represented the USSR. Competing in long jump, she won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. ...
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Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
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The Ukrainian triple jumper Inessa Kravets, née Shulyak (ÐнеÑа ÐÑавеÑÑ, born October 5, 1966) jumped the world record at the 1995 world championships after studying a picture of Jonathan Edwards. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Chioma Ajunwa, born on December 25, 1970 in Umuihiokwu Mbaise, Imo State, is a former athlete from Nigeria, who previously played Football for the Nigerian womens team. ...
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Fiona May (born December 12, 1969 in Slough, England) is an Italian athlete competing in the long jump. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964 Gera) is a German athlete, who has won 2 Olympic gold medals. ...
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Fiona May (born December 12, 1969 in Slough, England) is an Italian athlete competing in the long jump. ...
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Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizian descent. ...
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Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976) is a Russian athlete. ...
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Irina Simagina (born May 25, 1982) is a Russian long jumper. ...
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Tatyana Kotova (born November 12, 1976 in Kokand, Uzbekistan) is an athlete who competes for Russia in the long jump. ...
The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, skip and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...
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The Ukrainian triple jumper Inessa Kravets, née Shulyak (ÐнеÑа ÐÑавеÑÑ, born October 5, 1966) jumped the world record at the 1995 world championships after studying a picture of Jonathan Edwards. ...
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Inna Lasovskaya (born December 17, 1969) is a retired triple jumper from Russia. ...
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Tereza Marinova (ТеÑеза ÐаÑинова in Bulgarian, born September 5, 1973 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. ...
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Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976) is a Russian athlete. ...
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Olena Hovorova (born September 18, 1973 in Izmail) is a Ukrainian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. ...
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Françoise Mbango Etone (born April 14, 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. ...
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Hrysopiyi Devetzi (born January 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete competing in triple jump and also long jump. ...
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Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976) is a Russian athlete. ...
Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible. ...
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Micheline Ostermeyer (December 23, 1922-October 18, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. ...
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Galina Zybina (born January 22, 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. ...
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Galina Zybina (born January 22, 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. ...
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Tamara Press (May 10, 1937 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s. ...
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Earlene Dennis Brown (June 11, 1935 - 1983) was a U.S. African American athlete notable for her careers in the sports of track and field and roller derby. ...
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Tamara Press (May 10, 1937 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s. ...
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Galina Zybina (born January 22, 1931 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. ...
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Marita Lange is a German athlete who competed mainly in the Shot. ...
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Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (Russian: ) (born 29 September 1945 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Soviet shot putter who won three Olympic medals and set seven new world records. ...
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Ivanka Hristova (born November 19, 1941) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter. ...
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Helena Fibingerová (born July 13, 1949 in Vicemerice) is a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set three world records. ...
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Claudia Losch (born January 10, 1960 in Wanne-Eickel) is a German track and field athlete. ...
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Mihaela Loghin (born June 1, 1952) is a retired shot putter from Romania. ...
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Kathrin Neimke (July 18, 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt), is a German track and field athlete. ...
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Li Meisu (born April 17, 1959 in Hebei) is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ...
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Svetlana Krivelyova (born: June 13, 1969 in Bryansk, Russia) is an athlete who specialises in the shot put. ...
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang. ...
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Kathrin Neimke (July 18, 1966 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt), is a German track and field athlete. ...
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Astrid Kumbernuss (born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower. ...
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Sui Xinmei (born January 29, 1965) is a Chinese shot putter who won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ...
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Irina Khudoroshkina (born October 13, 1968) is a Russian shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ...
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Yanina Korolchik (ЯнÑна ÐаÑолÑÑÑк in Belarusian, Янина ÐоÑолÑÑик in Russian, born December 26, 1976) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000. ...
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Larisa Peleshenko, née Agapova (born February 29, 1964 in Slantsy Leningrad) is a retired Russian shot putter best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000. ...
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Astrid Kumbernuss (born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower. ...
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Yumileidi Cumbá (born February 11, 1975 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban athlete competing in the shot put. ...
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Nadine Kleinert married name Schmitt (since 1999) (born October 20, 1975 in Magdeburg). ...
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Svetlana Krivelyova (born: June 13, 1969 in Bryansk, Russia) is an athlete who specialises in the shot put. ...
Statue of discus thrower in Botanic Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark For alternate meanings, see Discus. ...
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Halina Konopacka(1900-89), famous athleet, first polish Olympic Champion(1928, Amsterdam). ...
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Lillian Copeland (November 25, 1904 – July 7, 1964) was an American athlete, who excelled in the throwing events. ...
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Lillian Copeland (November 25, 1904 – July 7, 1964) was an American athlete, who excelled in the throwing events. ...
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Micheline Ostermeyer (December 23, 1922-October 18, 2001) was a French athlete and pianist. ...
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Nina Apollonovna Romashkova (Ponomaryova) (Russian:Нина Аполлоновна Ромашкова) (born April 27, 1929 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion. ...
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Nina Apollonovna Romashkova (Ponomaryova) (Russian:Нина Аполлоновна Ромашкова) (born April 27, 1929 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion. ...
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Nina Apollonovna Romashkova (Ponomaryova) (Russian:Нина Аполлоновна Ромашкова) (born April 27, 1929 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR) was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion. ...
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Tamara Press (May 10, 1937 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s. ...
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Lia Manoliu (April 25, 1932 â ) was a Romanian table discus thrower, born in Chisnau, Romania. ...
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Tamara Press (May 10, 1937 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a former Soviet shot putter and discus thrower in the 1960s. ...
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Lia Manoliu (April 25, 1932 â ) was a Romanian table discus thrower, born in Chisnau, Romania. ...
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Lia Manoliu (April 25, 1932 â ) was a Romanian table discus thrower, born in Chisnau, Romania. ...
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Faina Melnik (b. ...
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Maria Vergova-Petkova (born November 3, 1950) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. ...
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Maria Vergova-Petkova (born November 3, 1950) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. ...
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Ria Stalman (born December 11, 1951 in Delft) is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. ...
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Florenta Craciunescu (born May 7, 1955) is a retired discus thrower from Romania, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. ...
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Martina Hellmann, nee Opitz (born December 12, 1960 in Leipzig, Saxony), is a retired German track and field athlete who represented East Germany. ...
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Diana Gansky, née Sachse (December 14, 1963 in Bergen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is a German track and field athlete. ...
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Tsvetanka Khristova (born March 14, 1962 in Rozova Dolina, Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian discus thrower. ...
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Maritza Martén is a former discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. ...
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Tsvetanka Khristova (born March 14, 1962 in Rozova Dolina, Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian discus thrower. ...
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Daniela Costian was born on June 30, 1965 in Braila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. ...
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Ilke Wyludda (born March 28, 1969 in Leipzig) is a former discus thrower from Germany. ...
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Natalya Sadova (born July 15 1972). ...
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Ellina Zvereva (born November 16, 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
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Ellina Zvereva (born November 16, 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
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Anastasia Kelesidou (born November 28, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ...
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Irina Yatchenko (born October 31, 1965 in Gomel) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
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Natalya Sadova (born July 15 1972). ...
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Anastasia Kelesidou (born November 28, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ...
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Irina Yatchenko (born October 31, 1965 in Gomel) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum 4 ft (1. ...
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Kamila Skolimowska (born 4 November 1982 in Warsaw) is a Polish hammer thrower. ...
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Olga Kuzenkova (born October 4, 1970) is a Russian athlete, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters. ...
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Kirsten Klose, née Münchow (born on January 21, 1977 in Auetal-Rehren, Lower Saxony) is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69. ...
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Olga Kuzenkova (born October 4, 1970) is a Russian athlete, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters. ...
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Yipsi Moreno (born November 19, 1980 in Camagüey) is a Cuban athlete competing in the hammer throw. ...
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Yunaika Crawford (born November 2, 1982) is a Cuban hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2004 with a personal best throw of 73. ...
A high school athlete throwing the javelin. ...
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Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ...
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Tilly Fleischer is a German athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Tilly Fleischer is a German athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Herma Bauma is an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Dana Zátopková (née Ingrová), born in Karviná, (former) Czechoslovakia on September 19, 1922 (exactly the same day as her husband Emil Zátopek) was an outstanding Czech athlete in her own right in throwing the javelin. ...
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Inese Jaunzeme (Russian: ) (born May 21, 1932 in PļaviÅas, Latvia) is a Latvian former athlete who competed mainly in javelin. ...
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Marlene Ahrens (born in 1933) is a Chilean athlete. ...
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ElvÄ«ra OzoliÅa is a Latvian (and former Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw. ...
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Dana Zátopková (née Ingrová), born in Karviná, (former) Czechoslovakia on September 19, 1922 (exactly the same day as her husband Emil Zátopek) was an outstanding Czech athlete in her own right in throwing the javelin. ...
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Mihaela PeneÅ is a Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Angéla Németh is a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Mihaela PeneÅ is a Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the Javelin. ...
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Ruth Fuchs (born December 14, 1946 in Egeln) is a former athlete and politican. ...
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Kate Schmidt, a native of California and a graduate of UCLA, is a former American Record Holder and two-time (1972, 1976) Olympic Bronze Medalist in the javelin throw. ...
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Ruth Fuchs (born December 14, 1946 in Egeln) is a former athlete and politican. ...
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Kate Schmidt, a native of California and a graduate of UCLA, is a former American Record Holder and two-time (1972, 1976) Olympic Bronze Medalist in the javelin throw. ...
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MarÃa Caridad Colón (born March 25, 1958 in Baracoa) is a former javelin thrower from Cuba who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ...
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Tessa Sanderson CBE (born 14 March 1956) is a former British javelinist and heptathlete. ...
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Tiina Lillak (b. ...
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Fatima Whitbread is a Turkish Cypriot originated British ex-athlete, a javelin thrower who won the World Championship in 1987. ...
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Petra Felke, married name Meier (born July 30, 1959 in Saalfeld/Saale, Thüringen), is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany. ...
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Fatima Whitbread is a Turkish Cypriot originated British ex-athlete, a javelin thrower who won the World Championship in 1987. ...
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Silke Renk (born June 30 1962). ...
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Natalya Shikolenko (born August 1, 1964 in Andizhan, Uzbekistan) is a javelin thrower who represented USSR and later Belarus. ...
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Heli Rantanen (born February 26, 1970), is a Finnish javelin thrower who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
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Louise Currey, née McPaul (born January 24, 1969 in Port Kembla) is a retired Australian athlete. ...
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Trine Hattestad is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born on 18 April, 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway, as Elsa Katrine Solberg. ...
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Trine Hattestad is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born on 18 April, 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway, as Elsa Katrine Solberg. ...
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Mirela Manjani (born December 21, 1976 in Dirachio, Albania) is a Greek javelin thrower. ...
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Osleidys Menéndez (born November 14, 1979 in MartÃ) is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. ...
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Osleidys Menéndez (born November 14, 1979 in MartÃ) is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. ...
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Steffi Nerius (born July 1, 1972 in Bergen auf Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. ...
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Mirela Manjani (born December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania) is a Greek citizen, though Albanian ethnic, javelin thrower. ...
Note: After 1980, the women's multi-discpline event became the heptathlon. The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ...
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Irina Press (born March 10, 1939 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR) has won two Olympic gold medals for the USSR team, in 80 m hurdles (1960) and pentathlon (1964). ...
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Mary Rand (nee Bignal, born 14 February 1940) is a former British athlete. ...
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Ingrid Mickler-Becker (born September 26, 1942 in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia) (née Ingrid Becker) (sometimes incorrectly Ingrid Mickler in result lists) is a former German athlete and a double Olympic champion. ...
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Dame Mary Peters (born July 6, 1939) is a former British pentathlete. ...
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Heidemarie Ecker-Rosendahl (born 14 February 1947 in Hückeswagen) is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump. ...
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Siegrun Siegl has won an Olympic gold in pentathlon. ...
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Nadezhda Tkachenko (born September 19, 1948) is a former pentathlete. ...
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Heptathlon A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletic (track and field) event consisting of seven events. ...
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Glynis Nunn (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. ...
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Irina Belova, née Ilyichova (born March 27, 1968 in Angarsk) is a retired heptathlete from Russia. ...
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Sabine Braun (born June 19, 1965 in Essen) is a German Olympic athlete in track and field. ...
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Ghada Shouaa (born September 10, 1972) is a former Syrian heptathlete. ...
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Natalya Sazanovich (born August 15, 1973 in BaranaviÄy) is a former Belarusian heptathlete who won two Olympic medals. ...
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Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ...
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Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ...
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Yelena Prokhorova (born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
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Natalya Sazanovich (born August 15, 1973 in BaranaviÄy) is a former Belarusian heptathlete who won two Olympic medals. ...
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Carolina Evelyn Klüft (born February 2, 1983 in Sandhult, Sweden) is an athlete competing in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. ...
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Austra SkujytÄ (born August 12, 1979 in Biržai) is a Lithuanian athlete, competing in both the heptathlon and the decathlon. ...
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Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British heptathlete. ...
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