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LISA UNRUH RETIRES

o one in Europe has quite the medal collection of Lisa Unruh. The 34-year-old finally shot to fame in her home country by taking individual silver at the Rio 2016 Olympics, but she had already made her mark on the sport. She was World Field Champion twice, taking individual gold in 2014 and 2018, as well as team gold in 2018. She took mixed silver at the outdoor World Championships in 2017, and World Games gold that same year. There were the five medals at the Europeans,

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