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Born | 7 April 1949 74) Orpund, Switzerland | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Women's pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Leichtathletik-Club Schaffhausen Basel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 80 mH – 10.78 (1968) 100 mH – 13.0 (1974) 100 m – 11.4 (1970) LJ – 6.73 m (1971) Pentathlon – 4848 (1968) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1Did not start in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the semifinals
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