Dianne Gerace
Dianne Roberta Gerace (born October 26, 1943) is a retired track athlete from Canada. She competed at the 1964 Olympics in the high jump and pentathlon and finished in 5th and 15th place, respectively. She won a silver medal in the high jump and finished sixth in the long jump at the 1963 Pan American Games.[1] She is of Italian and Scottish descent.[2]
Gerace behind Irina Press at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | Trail, British Columbia, Canada | October 26, 1943||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | high jump, pentathlon | ||||||||||
Club | Trail | ||||||||||
Coached by | Willi Krause | ||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 1.75 m (1964 HJ) 4716 (1964, pentathlon) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerace is married to Ulrick Fox Sr. They have a son, the actor and NBA player Rick Fox,[3] and two daughters, model and actress Jeanene Fox and artist and art curator Sarah Fox.
References
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- Dianne Gerace Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Curry Kirkpatrick: Heel Feat Senior Rick Fox starred, as a resurgent North Carolina outlasted Temple. In: Sports Illustrated. April 1, 1991
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