Ninja Jorgensen
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| Full name | Ninja Louise Jorgensen | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1940 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 3, 2017 (aged 77)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Ninja Louise Jorgensen (July 6, 1940 – October 3, 2017) was an American volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1967 Pan American Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Life
[edit]She was born in Los Angeles, California.[2] From 1962 to 1998, she was coach at Glendale High School.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ninja Jorgensen's obituary
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ninja Jorgensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ "1968 U.S. Olympian Ninja Jorgensen Passes Away".
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