Deborah C. "Deby" LaPlante (née Lansky, in second marriage Smith; born April 3, 1953) is an American retired female track and field athlete. She competed in the hurdles event. She twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during her career. LaPlante set her personal best in the women's 100m hurdles event on June 16, 1979, clocking 12.86 in Walnut, California.
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| Birth name | Deborah C. Lansky | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Deborah C. Smith | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 3, 1953 (age 71) Trenton, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deby was voted to the San Diego State Univ Hall of Fame.[1] Deby LaPlant Sweezey later competed in Masters Track and Field winning the 1995 World Masters Championship (W40) in the hurdles.[2] 1993 Deby held the Masters W40 World Record in the 80 meter hurdles.[3]
References
editExternal links
edit- Deby LaPlante at World Athletics
- Debbie LaPlante (née Lansky, Smith) at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Deborah C. "Debbie" LaPlante at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- World Masters Championship
- Masters W40 80 metres hurdles world record progression
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