Tuesday
Mar152011
Dianne Gerace
In May 1963, Dianne Roberta Gerace was member of the Canadian National Track and Field Team that competed in the Pan-American Games. She was entered in the high jump and won the silver medal in that event.
She has competed in B.C. and Canadian Track and Field Championships where she has done exceptionally well.
She has held the B.C. records in shot-put, broad jump and high jump. 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.
She was on the Canadian National Team that went to the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.