Cindy Greiner
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| Birth name | Cynthia Suggs | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Cynthia Greiner | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 15, 1957 (age 68) San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Cynthia Greiner (née Suggs; born February 15, 1957, in San Diego, California) is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She is a two-time U.S. champion (1984 and 1990). Greiner set her personal best (6300 points) in the heptathlon during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Greiner competed in the AIAW for the Oregon State Beavers track and field program, running on the 4 × 880 yards relay team with Kathy Weston that qualified for the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships finals.[1][2]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Heptathlon |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | Heptathlon |
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 1st | Heptathlon |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 12th | Heptathlon | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | Heptathlon |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | Heptathlon |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | Heptathlon |
References
[edit]- ^ "Beavers to defend two-mile relay championship". Corvallis Gazette-Times. 24 May 1980. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Cindy Greiner at World Athletics
- Cindy Greiner at Olympedia
- Cindy Greiner at Olympics.com
- Cindy Greiner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Athletes from the Past, Where Are They Now?, article in the Aberdeen News, July 5, 2008
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