Deborah Sosimenko
Deborah Sosimenko ( Deborah Anne "Debbie" Sosimenko ; born April 5, 1974 in Sydney ) is a former Australian hammer thrower .
From 1992 to 1999 she was Australian champion eight times in a row. She won bronze at the 1997 Universiade and gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. After a fifth place at the World Athletics Championships in Seville in 1999 , she reached the same placement at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with her personal best of 67.95 m.
After she was eliminated in qualification at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she ended her sporting career.
Web links
- Deborah Sosimenko in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Deborah Sosimenko in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
- Deborah Sosimenko in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Brief portrait of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2000
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| SURNAME | Sosimenko, Deborah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sosimenko, Deborah Anne; Sosimenko, Debbie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian hammer thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5th 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |