Yolanda Henry (born December 2, 1964) is a retired

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athlete who specialized in the

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. She represented her country at one outdoor and four indoor World Championships. In addition she won the silver at the

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. Her personal bests in the event are 2.00 metres outdoors (Seville 1990) and 1.96 metres indoors (New York 1991).

International competitions

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References

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1964 births Living people American female high jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 21st-century American women {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub