Sylvia Ruegger

Silvia Ruegger (February 23, 1961 – August 23, 2019) was a long-distance runner from Canada who represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where she finished eighth in the women's marathon. She came first in the 1985 Houston Marathon in 2:28:36. She was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and grew up just south of the village of Newtonville, Ontario. She died in August 2019, at the age of 58.

Biography Ruegger was born in Oshawa, Ontario in February 1961. and set herself a goal to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Ruegger competed in the women's marathon, where she finished in eighth place, setting a new national record in the process. one that would stand for 28 years. However, two weeks later, Ruegger was involved in a car accident. Despite this, her career lasted another eleven years, which included winning the 1987 Pittsburgh Marathon. She died two years later, at the age of 58.

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