Pia Tajnikar (born 19 September 1985 in

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) is a

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sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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.Athlete biography: Pia Tajnikar
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008 Tajnikar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. She competed in the

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sprint and placed fifth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 11.82 seconds.

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1985 births Living people Olympic athletes for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Slovenian female sprinters Sportspeople from Ljubljana Olympic female sprinters {{slovenia-athletics-bio-stub