Coleen Sommer (born June 6, 1960, in

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) is a retired

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er from the

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, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the

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. She set her personal best at 2.00 metres indoors on 1982-02-14 in

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1960 births Living people Track and field athletes from Los Angeles American female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Arizona State University alumni Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub