Colleen Orsmond

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Colleen Orsmond
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NationalitySouth African
Born (1973-06-20) 20 June 1973 (age 51)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport
Sport Rowing

Colleen Orsmond (born 20 June 1973) is a South African rower. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colleen Orsmond Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.