Rita Schönenberger, née Heggli (born 3 December 1962) is a retired Swiss heptathlete who also specialized in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump.
In the hurdles, she finished fourth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships.[1] She also competed at the 1986 European Championships,[2] the 1987 World Championships,[1] 1988 European Indoor Championships,[3] the 1988 Olympic Games,[4] the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[5] and the 1993 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]
She also competed in the heptathlon at the 1986 European Championships, without finishing the competition following three invalid long jumps.[citation needed] She later finished ninth in the long jump at the 1992 European Indoor Championships[6] and competed at the 1994 European Championships without reaching the final.[7]
Her personal best hurdle times were 8.07 seconds, achieved in March 1988 in Budapest; and 13.07 seconds, achieved in September 1987 in Lausanne.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rita Schönenberger at World Athletics
- ^ "Women 100m Hurdles European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "1988 European Indoor Championships, women's 60 m hurdles semi-final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Rita Heggli". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "1992 European Indoor Championships, women's 60 m hurdles semi-final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "1992 European Indoor Championships, women's long jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Women Long Jump European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ World women's all-time best 100m hurdles (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best 60m hurdles indoor (last updated 2001)
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