Cindy Greiner
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| Full name | Cynthia Greiner | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Cynthia Suggs February 15, 1957 (age 69) San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1]
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.[2][3]
International competitions
| 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
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cindy Greiner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Beavers to defend two-mile relay championship". Corvallis Gazette-Times. May 24, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ "AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 8. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
External links
- Cindy Greiner at World Athletics
- Cindy Greiner at Track and Field Statistics
- Cindy Greiner at Olympics.com
- Cindy Greiner at Olympedia
- Cindy Greiner at InterSportStats
- Athletes from the Past, Where Are They Now?, article in the Aberdeen News, July 5, 2008
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from San Diego
- American heptathletes
- American women long jumpers
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- Oregon State Beavers women's track and field athletes
- American women middle-distance runners
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