Coleen Sommer
American high jumper (born 1960)
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Coleen Sommer (born June 6, 1960, in Los Angeles) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She set her personal best at 2.00 metres indoors on 1982-02-14 in Ottawa.[2]
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| Born | Coleen Rienstra June 6, 1960 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sommer competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 1.91 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 1.95 m | |
| 1985 | World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 7th | 1.80 m |
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 1st | 1.96 m |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | 1.93 m | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 18th (q) | 1.87 m |
