Sandra Myers (born January 9, 1961, in Little River, Kansas) is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented

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after switching from the

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. She became US champion at 400 metres hurdles in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since. In 1991 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the

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. Myers attended college at California State University, Northridge

Achievements

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

: 11.06 s (1991) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

: 22.38 s (1990) * 400 metres: 49.67 s (1991) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

: 6.60 m (1988)

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* 1961 births Living people Spanish female sprinters Spanish people of American descent American emigrants to Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Spain World Athletics Championships medalists Members of the 4th Assembly of Madrid Members of the People's Parliamentary Group (Assembly of Madrid) World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Olympic female sprinters Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Madrid-politician-stub