Agnès Tchuinté (30 January 1959 – 1990) was a Cameroonian

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who specialized in the javelin throw. She competed in the women's

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at the

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and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly 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 ...

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1959 births 1990 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Cameroonian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Cameroon Place of birth missing Olympic female javelin throwers African Games silver medalists for Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games 20th-century Cameroonian sportswomen African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub