Debbie Wells (born 29 May 1961) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the

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1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Wells was three times Australian 100 metre champion, and twice Australian 200m champion. She was 1977 Pacific Conference champion in the relay, and placed 2nd in both the 100m and 200m. Wells is from Emmaville, New South Wales, and was known as the "Emmaville Express." She competed in the 1976 Olympics at 15 years of age. She finished fourth in the first qualifying round of the 100 meters. She went through to the second round, where she finished fifth behind

Vera Anisimova Vera Vasilyevna Anisimova (russian: Вера Васильевна Анисимова; born 25 May 1952 in Moscow) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. S ...

of the USSR. She also competed in the 4 X 100 relay in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles. She is one of only a few Australians who competed at three Olympic games. She is currently the head sports coach at

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1961 births Living people Australian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Australian women 20th-century Australian women {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub