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Coleen Pekin

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Coleen Pekin (born 10 July 1957) is an Australian former sprinter.[1]

She won 3 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games:[2] 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.[3] She retired from racing in 1983 to start a family.[4]

Her daughter Lyndsay Pekin competed as a sprinter and hurdler at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Coleen Pekin at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Colleen Pekin - Results History, Commonwealth Games Australia
  3. ^ a b WA’s Lyndsay Pekin strives for family Olympics Games dream, Perth Now, 14 November 2015
  4. ^ "Athletes filled with great expectations". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1983.