Andrea Bruce (born 10 July 1955) is a Jamaican

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. She competed in the women's high jump at the

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, making it to the final round and placing ninth.

Athletics

Bruce attended

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, where she competed on the track and field team. She won the 400-meter hurdles at the 1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She placed second in the high jump in the 1975 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Jamaican female high jumpers Jamaican pentathletes Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican sportswomen 21st-century Jamaican women Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers track and field athletes Jamaican female hurdlers {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub