Deborah C. "Deby" LaPlante (, in second marriage Smith; born April 3, 1953) is a retired female

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athlete from the

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, who competed in the hurdles event. She twice won a medal at the

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during her career. LaPlante set her personal best in the women's 100m hurdles event on June 16, 1979, clocking 12.86 in Walnut, California. Deby was voted to the San Diego State Univ Hall of Fame. Deby LaPlant Sweezey later competed in Masters Track and Field winning the 1995 World Masters Championship (W40) in the hurdles. 1993 Deby held the Masters W40 World Record in the 80 meter hurdles. National Masters News, May 1997 Page 21 of 44

Retrieved Dec 28, 2020

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Debbie LaPlante (née Lansky, Smith)
at ''trackfield.brinkster.net'' * * World Masters Athletics Championships, World Masters Championship * Masters W40 80 metres hurdles world record progression 1953 births Living people American female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Eastern Michigan Eagles women's track and field athletes San Diego State Aztecs women's track and field athletes Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games American masters athletes 20th-century American women 21st-century American women {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub