Orlanda Lynch (born 29 January 1947) is a
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
se former discus thrower, shot putter, javelin thrower and sprinter. She is best known for winning bronze medals in both the discus and the shot put at the
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in
Kingston,
Jamaica
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and for winning a bronze medal in the shot put in the
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Ponce,
Puerto Rico
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Lynch also represented Suriname at the
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974, and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports.
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and the
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports.
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Medellín
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Colombia
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. In addition, she also represented Suriname at the
1975 Pan American Games
The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...
in
Mexico City
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, placing eighth in the shot put
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Lynch is still the female Surinamese
record holder in the discus, with a throw of 40.52 metres set on 7 March 1976 in
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...
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Living people
1947 births
Surinamese female discus throwers
Surinamese female shot putters
Surinamese female javelin throwers
Surinamese female sprinters
Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Suriname
Place of birth missing (living people)
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