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Claudette Masdammer

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Claudette Masdammer
Personal information
NationalityGuyanese
Born(1939-03-30)30 March 1939
Died13 November 2013(2013-11-13) (aged 74)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Claudette Masdammer (30 March 1939 – 13 November 2013) was a Guyanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and women's 200 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Guyana at the Olympics.[1] She also competed in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[2]

References

  1. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claudette Masdammer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2017.