Answer the following question: Facts: - sport: athletics - event: marathon - caption: rene in the 2012 olympic marathon - height: 1.78 - birth date: 3 november 1980 - weight: kg 49 - image: rene kalmer - 2012 olympics marathon.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rene kalmer .
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rene kalmer -lrb- born 3 november 1980 in roodepoort , gauteng -rrb- is a female south african runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon .she represented south africa at the 2008 summer olympics , running in the 1500 metres .she then represented south africa again at the 2012 summer olympics , competing in the marathon .she is a two-time participant at the world championships in athletics -lrb- 2001 and 2011 -rrb- and has run at eight editions of the iaaf world cross country championships .her sister , christine kalmer , is also an international level runner .