RaNae Bair
American javelin thrower (1943–2021)
RaNae Jean Bair (March 9, 1943 – January 23, 2021) was a javelin thrower from the United States who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1964 and 1968. Born in San Diego, California and affiliated with the San Diego State University, she set her personal best (59.82 metres) in 1967. She later married UCLA distance runner (an Olympic hopeful himself) Bob Seaman, who has gone on to be an award-winning USATF official and administrator.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 46.89 m |
1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd | 51.64 m |
World Student Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | ||
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 11th | 53.14 m |
References
- ^ https://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/awards/Administrative/WomensTF/JosephRobichauxAward.asp[permanent dead link]
- RaNae Bair at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- RaNae Bair's obituary
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Summer Universiade champions in women's javelin throw
- 1959: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS)
- 1961: Yelena Gorchakova (URS)
- 1963: Almut Brömmel (FRG)
- 1965: Mihaela Peneș (ROM)
- 1967: RaNae Bair (USA)
- 1970: Daniela Jaworska (POL)
- 1973: Svetlana Korolyova (URS)
- 1975: Nadezhda Yakubovich (URS)
- 1977: Nadezhda Yakubovich (URS)
- 1979: Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROM)
- 1981: Petra Felke (GDR)
- 1983: Beate Peters (FRG)
- 1985: Ivonne Leal (CUB)
- 1987: Irina Kostyuchenkova (URS)
- 1989: Silke Renk (GDR)
- 1991: Tatyana Shikolenko (URS)
- 1993: Lee Young-sun (KOR)
- 1995: Felicia Ţilea (ROM)
- 1997: Isel López (CUB)
- 1999: Ewa Rybak (POL)
- 2001: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2003: Barbara Madejczyk (POL)
- 2005: Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2007: Buoban Pamang (THA)
- 2009: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2011: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2013: Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
- 2015: Tatsiana Khaladovich (BLR)
- 2017: Marcelina Witek (POL)
- 2019: Liveta Jasiūnaitė (LTU)
- 2021: Eda Tuğsuz (TUR)
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