Marie Rasmussen

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Marie Bagger Rasmussen (born November 1, 1972) is a retired pole vaulter from Denmark, who after her marriage was named as Marie Bagger Bohn. She represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in eighth place. She set her personal best there (4.35 metres) on September 9, 2000.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy (q) 3.60 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 11th 3.95 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (q) 4.00 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 10th 3.70 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 10th (q) 4.20 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th 4.35 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 14th (q) 4.25 m

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