Belgian hurdler
Sylvia Dethier
Born (1965-05-20 ) May 20, 1965 (age 59) Acosse , Belgium Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight 55 kg (121 lb) Sport Track and field Event(s) 60 m hurdles, 100 m hurdles Club CABW
Sylvia Dethier (born 20 May 1965 in Acosse ) is a retired Belgian athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles .[ 1] She represented her country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics , as well as one outdoor and three indoor World Championships.
Her personal bests are 12.98 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Brussels 1991) and 8.09 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Hoboken 1993).
She has a twin sister, Françoise, who was also a hurdler.
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Belgium
1983
European Junior Championships
Schwechat , Austria
11th (sf)
100 m hurdles
13.92
1987
European Indoor Championships
Liévin, France
16th (h)
60 m hurdles
8.36
1988
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
–
100 m hurdles
DQ
1989
European Indoor Championships
The Hague, Netherlands
8th
60 m hurdles
8.36
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
10th (h)
60 m hurdles
8.29
1990
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
9th (h)
60 m hurdles
8.29 [ 2]
1991
World Indoor Championships
Seville, Spain
13th (sf)
60 m hurdles
8.21
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
12th (sf)
100 m hurdles
13.18
1992
European Indoor Championships
Genoa, Italy
11th (sf)
60 m hurdles
8.25
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
21st (qf)
100 m hurdles
13.32
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto, Canada
8th (h)
60 m hurdles
8.22 [ 3]
1994
Jeux de la Francophonie
Bondoufle, France
7th
100 m hurdles
13.79
References
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