Lidija Benedetič-Lapajne (born 1 April 1959) is a Slovenian retired

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. She competed in the women's

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at the

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and the

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, representing Yugoslavia. She set six Yugoslav national records over the course of her career. Personal bests: *High Jump (outdoor): 1.92 m, Worrstadt, Germany, 6 June 1985 *High Jump (indoor): 1.88 m, Vienna, Austria, 31 Jan 1985

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1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Yugoslav female high jumpers Slovenian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub