Coleen Sommer

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]

Coleen Sommer
Personal information
Birth nameColeen Rienstra
BornJune 6, 1960 (1960-06-06) (age 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas High jump
1987 Indianapolis High jump

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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
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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Coleen Sommer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. http://www.alltime-athletics.com/whighok.htm
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Debbie Brill		 USA National High Jump Champion
1980		 Succeeded by
Pam Spencer
Preceded by
Louise Ritter		 USA National High Jump Champion
1987		 Succeeded by
Jan Wohlschlag




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