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Dianne Roberta Gerace (born October 26, 1943) is a Canadian retired track athlete. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the high jump and pentathlon and finished in 5th and 15th place, respectively.
She has held Canadian records in the pentathlon, high jump, broad jump and a World Indoor Record in high jump. At the Canadian Olympic Trials in August 1964 (where she was a gold medalist), she won the Women's Aggregate Trophy for Outstanding Athlete.
In the 1950's other Trail track athletes came to prominence, including pole vaulters Glen Cividen, Gerry Moro and Bob Yard, high jumper Dianne Gerace, sprinter Bina Brown and middle-distance runner Don Bertoia. Moro and Gerace excelled in half a dozen other categories.
Dianne Gerace had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games High Jump. She also finished sixth in the long jump at the 1963 Pan American Games. Personal Best: HJ – 1.75 (1964); Pen – 4716 (1964). Olympic Results. More results. Athlete Olympic Results Content.
Biography. Dianne Gerace had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games High Jump. She also finished sixth in the long jump at the 1963 Pan American Games. Personal Best: HJ – 1.75 (1964); Pen – 4716 (1964).
Dec 2, 2023 · Dianne Roberta Gerace (born October 26, 1943) is a retired track athlete from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. She competed at the 1964 Olympics in the High jump and pentathlon and finished in 5th and 15th place, respectively. She came 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games High jump.
Canadian pentathlete, high and long jumper. This page was last edited on 27 October 2023, at 10:20. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
