Happy half-century to German webster Annette Koop!

Today is Annette Koop’s 50th birthday. She and her lawyer husband Robert have been the driving force behind her German masters track “seite” for many years. I’d be lost without them. They are a source of much of Europe’s best reporting on masters track. Here’s my Google-ized greeting: “Happy Birthday, Annette! Mögen Sie haben ein halbes Jahrhundert mehr, gefüllt mit sagenhaften Reichtum, Gesundheit und viele wunderbare sportliche Erfolge.” I met the Koops (and George, one of her five children) at the 1999 WAVA world masters meet in northeast England. Annette won gold in the W40 800. Here’s a shot of her leading a race.

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March 14, 2008

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  1. Herb Stein - March 14, 2008

    Frohe Geburtstag, Annette!
    Wir hoffen das du willst viele mehr haben and wunsche dir also gute Erfolg in deine neue alte gruppe!
    Ein Deutscher-Amerikaner Speerwerfer – Familie aus Bickenbach-Hessen (bei Darmstadt),
    Herb Stein

  2. Aurora P?ɬ©rez - March 14, 2008

    Happy Birthday, Annette.
    See you in France.
    Aurora P?ɬ©rez

  3. Lesley Richardson - March 15, 2008

    Happy Birthday Annette
    Look forward to seeing you in France.
    Lesley

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