Serena Iliffe

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Serena Iliffe
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NationalityBritish
Born (1960-01-06) 6 January 1960 (age 64)
Sydney, Australia
Sport
Sport Alpine skiing

Serena Iliffe (born 6 January 1960) is a British alpine skier. She competed in the women's giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serena Iliffe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.