Irene Obera
Irene Romona Obera (born December 7, 1933, in San Bernardino County, California) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in sprinting events. Over an extended career, she has set numerous world records and has won numerous World Masters Athletics Championships, world championships. She is currently a member of the W70 world record holding 4x100 metres relay team. She also holds the current United States records in masters athletics, American record in the W60 and W75 100 metres and the W75 200 metres. Obera found her way into the sport relatively late. In the amateur era, most athletes retired about the end of college when the life requirements to make money overrode the time commitment to become a great athlete. Obera attended California State University, Chico, Chico State College, playing field hockey, softball, and basketball. She graduated with a teaching credential in 1957. After graduation "I was at softball practice when a teammate told me she was a track cha ...
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