Simone Schaller
American hurdler (1912–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simone Estelle Schaller Kirin (August 22, 1912 – October 20, 2016) was an American hurdler who competed in the 80 m event at two Olympic Games. She placed fourth in 1932, and was eliminated in the semi-finals in 1936.[1]
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Born | (1912-08-22)August 22, 1912 Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||
Died | October 20, 2016(2016-10-20) (aged 104) Arcadia, California, U.S. | |||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||
Event | 80 m hurdles | |||||
Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||||
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Personal best | 11.8 (1932)[1][2] | |||||
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Originally from Connecticut, she moved to California at the age of seven because of her father's asthma. Although she was athletically active during her school days, she had only taken up hurdling three months prior to her 1932 appearance and both of her Olympic placings were disputed at the time. After the Olympics she married a minor league baseball player and auto mechanic, Joseph Kirin, and worked as a food manager at a Temple City, California high school. At the time of her death, she was considered the world's oldest living Olympic veteran.