Melissa Belote
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 100m Backstroke | |
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 200m Backstroke | |
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
Melissa Louise Belote (born October 16, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a fifteen-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. One of those golden medals came in the 100m Backstroke, where Belote defeated her American teammate and record holder Susan Atwood. In the 200m Backstroke Belote set a world record (2:19.19). She retired from the sport in 1979. Four years later she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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| Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke |
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| 1924: Sybil Bauer |1928: Marie Braun |1932: Eleanor Holm |1936: Nida Senff |1948: Karen Harup |1952: Joan Harrison |1956: Judy Grinham |1960: Lynn Burke |1964: Cathy Ferguson |1968: Kaye Halm | 1972: Melissa Belote | 1976: Ulrike Richter | 1980: Rica Reinisch | 1984: Theresa Andrews | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Beth Botsford | 2000: Diana Mocanu | 2004: Natalie Coughlin |
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m backstroke |
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| 1968: Lilian Watson | 1972: Melissa Belote | 1976: Ulrike Richter | 1980: Rica Reinisch | 1984: Jolanda de Rover | 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi | 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi | 2000: Diana Mocanu | 2004: Kirsty Coventry |
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