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| Born | 4 March 1961 (age 63) Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Heptathlon, long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LAV Düsseldorf LAV Bayer Uerdingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sabine Everts (born 4 March 1961) is a former West German heptathlete.
She won a bronze medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships and the gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships in the long jump. [1] She then won bronze medals in the heptathlon at the 1982 European Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. [2]
Everts was ranked world #2 in 1981 and #4 in 1982 in the heptathlon, she was world #7 in the long jump in 1982. Domestically she won 22 national titles, and was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf of the German Track and Field Association in 1981. [2]
Sabine Everts is married to athletics coach Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp. They have two sons. [2]
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