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Yvonne Saunders

Full name: Yvonne Saunders (-Mondesire)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
Born: October 9, 1951 in [unknown], Unknown, Jamaica
Affiliations: Guelph
Country: JAM Jamaica, CAN Canada
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Yvonne Saunders had the following podium finishes at major championships: 3rd in the 1971 Pan American Games 400 metres, 3rd in the 1971 Pan American Games 4×400 metres Relay (with Ruth Williams, Marilyn Neufville, and the non-Olympian Beverly Franklin). In the long jump Saunders finished fifth at the 1971 Pan American Games.

Personal Bests: 400 – 51.67 (1974); 800 – 2:00.1 (1975).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Women's 400 metres Jamaica JAM 5 h2 r3/4
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Jamaica JAM 5 h2 r1/2
1976 Summer 24 Montréal Athletics Women's 800 metres Canada CAN 4 h5 r1/3
1976 Summer 24 Montréal Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Canada CAN 8

Women's 400 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(A) L
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Jamaica Semi-Finals Heat Two 5 51.93 2
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Jamaica Quarter-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 52.13 8
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Jamaica Round One Heat Five 1 QU 52.38 1

Women's 800 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(A) L
1976 Summer 24 Montréal Athletics Canada Round One Heat Five 4 2:03.54 7

Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(A) ST
1972 Summer 20 München Athletics Jamaica JAM Round One Heat Two 5 3:31.89
1976 Summer 24 Montréal Athletics Canada CAN Final 8 3:28.91 51,7
1976 Summer 24 Montréal Athletics Canada CAN Round One Heat Two 4 QC 3:28.81