Cora Alicto

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Cora Alicto
Personal information
Full nameCora Low
NationalityFlag of Guam.svg  Guam
Born (1980-08-02) August 2, 1980 (age 44)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Micronesian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Saipan 100 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Saipan Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Saipan 100 m
Updated on 7 May 2013

Cora Alicto (Low) [1] (born August 2, 1980) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Guam. [2]

Contents

Alicto represented Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.31 seconds. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
2006 Micronesian Games Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 2nd100 m13.10 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
1st100 m hurdles16.49 s (wind: NWI) GR
1stLong jump4.66 m w(wind: +3.0 m/s)

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References

  1. PACIFIC ISLAND RANKINGS 2006 - WOMEN - 100 METRES, January 16, 2007, retrieved May 7, 2013
  2. 1 2 Athlete biography: Cora Alicto Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008