Luz Marina Geerman

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Luz Marina Geerman
Personal information
Born (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 (age 41)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 100 m

Luz Marina Virginia Geerman (born 27 February 1984) is a sprinter who competed internationally for Aruba at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

Career

Geerman was just 16 years old when she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, [1] she entered the 100 metres, she ran in heat 3 and with a finishing time of 12.96 seconds she finished 8th in her heat and overall 76th out of 84 starters. [2] [3] Before the 2000 Games, Geerman's personal best time was 12.2 seconds; coached by Eric Pieternella, her aim for the Games had been to run under 11.9 seconds. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Luz Marina Geerman, bio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "100 Metres Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. "Summer Olympics 2000 Results -- Track/Field". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. "Sydney 2000: 5 atleta di Aruba" (PDF) (in Papiamento). National Library of Aruba. 2000.