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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1972 Oldham, Greater Manchester. | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||
| Club | QAS | |||||||||||
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Alison Lever (born 13 October 1972) is an Australian former athlete. [1] She competed in the women's discus throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2] She competed in three Commonwealth Games in 1994 1998 and 2002. She won a bronze medal in Kuala Lumpur 1998.
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