Coleen Sommer

Coleen Sommer (born June 6, 1960) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.^[1] She set her personal best (1.98 metres) on 1982-06-26 in Durham.

As a student at Arizona State University, she captured two national collegiate (AIAW) championships. In addition to a pair of U.S. national championship, Sommer also claimed two Pan-Am titles. She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics while on maternity leave.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	High Jump
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	High Jump
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st	High Jump
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	11th	High Jump
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	18th	High Jump

References

1. ^ Olympic results

External links

• IAAF profile for Coleen Sommer
• Profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Debbie Brill	USA National High Jump Champion 1980	Succeeded by Pamela Spencer
Preceded by Louise Ritter	USA National High Jump Champion 1987	Succeeded by Jan Wohlschlag

Persondata
Name	Rienstra, Coleen
Alternative names	Sommer, Coleen
Short description	High Jumper
Date of birth	6 June 1960
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death