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| Full name | Clair-Louise Fearnley | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1975 Halifax, England | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 metres | ||||||||||
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Clair-Louise Fearnley (born 7 March 1975) is an Australian former long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
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