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Louise Marion Fraser (born 10 October 1970) is a female English former
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Athletics career

Fraser competed for Great Britain in the
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at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She represented
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in the 100 metres hurdles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in
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International competitions

^Note: In the final at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Fraser was disqualified after she hit the eighth and ninth hurdles and failed to finish.


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* 1970 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics British female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub