Angela Elizabeth "Angie" Thacker (born June 27, 1964) is an American

long jumper 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 gr ...

. She was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

. She competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles, where she placed fourth in women's long jump. While competing for the University of Nebraska, she was the 1984 NCAA Indoor Champion in the long jump.

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1964 births Living people American female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Nebraska Cornhuskers women's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from St. Louis {{US-longjump-athletics-bio-stub