Manuela Marxer

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Manuela Marxer
Personal information
Born (1965-08-05) 5 August 1965 (age 58)
Mauren, Liechtenstein
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Heptathlon
ClubTV Länggasse

Manuela Marxer-Lippuner (born 5 August 1965) is a retired athlete from Liechtenstein who competed in the heptathlon. [2] She represented her country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984, as well as three World Championships. Her best results came, however, at the European Championships where she finished thirteenth and twelfth in 1990 and 1994 respectively.

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Between 1990 and 1994 she was chosen as Liechtenstein sportswoman of the year four consecutive times. She still holds national record in a number of events.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 20thHeptathlon 4913 pts
1987 Games of the Small States of Europe Monaco, Monaco 1st100 m hurdles14.62
Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20th (h)100 m hurdles 14.55
19th (q)High jump 1.65 m
World Championships Rome, Italy Heptathlon DNF
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 32nd (h)100 m hurdles 14.38
1989 Games of the Small States of Europe Nicosia, Cyprus 1st100 m hurdles14.32
2nd4 × 100 m relay46.92
3rdLong jump5.94 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13thHeptathlon 5837 pts
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24thHeptathlon 5749 pts
1993 Games of the Small States of Europe Valetta, Malta 1st100 m12.21
1st100 m hurdles13.94
2ndLong jump5.93 m
3rdShot put12.41 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 37th (h)100 m hurdles 13.65
Heptathlon DNF
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12thHeptathlon 6045 pts
1995 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 3rd100 m11.84
1st100 m hurdles13.43
1stLong jump5.84 m
1stShot put13.48 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Heptathlon DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States Heptathlon DNF

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