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Colleen Pekin

b. 1957

Australian sprinter

Sprinter Athletics competitor

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About Colleen Pekin

Born 1957. Colleen Pekin is an Australian sprinter and athletics competitor.

Colleen Pekin (born 10 July 1957) is an Australian former sprinter.

She won 3 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games: the 200 metres in 1978, the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1978, and the 100 metres in 1982.

She was initially selected for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, before being dropped. She retired from racing in 1983 to start a family.

Her daughter Lyndsay Pekin competed as a sprinter and hurdler at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Important facts

Born

10 July 1957

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality

Australia

Also known as

Coleen Pekin

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Colleen Pekin's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Colleen Pekin?

Australian sprinter

When was Colleen Pekin born?

Colleen Pekin was born on 10 July 1957.

What is Colleen Pekin's occupation?

Colleen Pekin is a sprinter and athletics competitor.

What nationality is Colleen Pekin?

Colleen Pekin is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Colleen Pekin

· Wikidata: Q22570433

· DBpedia: Colleen Pekin

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