Coleen Sommer is a retired high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

er from the United States

United States

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, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

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 in Seoul, South Korea. She set her personal best (1.98 metres) on 1982-06-26 in Durham

Durham

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As a student at Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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, she captured two national collegiate (AIAW) championships. In addition to a pair of U.S. national championship, Sommer also claimed two Pan-Am titles. She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 while on maternity leave.

Achievements

1983	Pan American Games 1983 Pan American Games The ninth Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing...	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	1st	High Jump
	World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983....	Helsinki, Finland	4th	High Jump
1987	Pan American Games 1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	1st	High Jump
	World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 30, 1987....	Rome, Italy	11th	High Jump
1988	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Friday September 30, 1988.-Records:...	Seoul, South Korea	18th	High Jump

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