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Edith Oker

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Edith Oker
Personal information
Born (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961 (age 63)
Stuttgart, West Germany[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
ClubStuttgarter Kickers
VfB Stuttgart
SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Edith Erna Oker (born 1 February 1961, in Stuttgart) is a German former athlete who competed in the sprint hurdles.[2] She represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals.

Her personal bests are 13.14 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+Los Angeles 1984) and 8.04 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Sindelfingen 1984).[3]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  West Germany
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.70
3rd 4x100 m relay 44.84
4th Long jump 6.26 m
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 8th (h) 50 m hurdles 6.971
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 60 m hurdles 8.21
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 60 m 7.42
4th 60 m hurdles 8.14
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 10th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.37
5th 4x100 m relay 43.57
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.12
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 22nd (h) 100 m hurdles 13.76
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.13

1Did not finish in the semifinals

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edith Oker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Edith Oker at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ All-Athletics profile
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