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Draga Stamejčič

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Died
  
August 2015

Event(s)
  
Hurdles, pentathlon

Height
  
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Club
  
AK Olimpija, Ljubljana

Weight
  
66 kg (146 lb)

Name
  
Draga Stamejcic

Sport
  
Athletics


Draga Stamejcic

Born
  
27 February 1936 (
1936-02-27
)
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Draga Stamejčič (Slovene: Драга Стамејчић, 27 February 1937 – August 2015) was a Slovenian athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. In 1960 she was eliminated in the heats of the 80 m hurdles event. Two weeks before the 1964 Games she set a world record in the hurdles, but at the Olympics finished only seventh due to a knee injury. She also finished fifth in the pentathlon. The knee injury required an extensive operation and resulted in her retirement around mid-1960s. She married, gave birth to twins and devoted herself to the family. In 2012 she was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame.

References

Draga Stamejčič Wikipedia