Shane Gould
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Shane Gould |
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Competitor for  Australia |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 200 m individual medley | |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 400 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 800 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | 100 m freestyle | |
Shane Elizabeth Gould, MBE (born November 23, 1956) is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia, Shane Gould moved to Fiji with her family at the age of 18 months. By the age of six she was a competent swimmer. She was trained by leading coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlile and their assistant Tom Green.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, Gould won three gold medals, setting a world record in each race. She also won a bronze and a silver medal.
At the age of 16, she retired from professional swimming.
She is the only person, male or female, to hold every world freestyle record from 100 m to 1500 m simultaneously, and the first female swimmer ever to win three Olympic gold medals in world record time.
She was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
She now divides her time between Launceston, Tasmania and Sydney, and still swims, in Masters competitions.
[edit] Other achievements
- 1971 Best Sportswoman in the World
- 1971 ABC Sportswoman of the Year
- 1972 ABC Sportswoman of the Year
- 1972 Australian of the Year
- 1981 Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- 1994 Olympic Order
- 1995 Legend of Australian Sport
- 2000 Australian Sports Medal
- 2001 Centenary Medal
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Swimming Australia profile for Shane Gould
- Shane Gould at the Internet Movie Database
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Preceded by Debbie Meyer |
Women's 1500 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) December 12, 1971 – August 25, 1973 |
Succeeded by Jo Harshbarger |
| Preceded by Claudia Kolb |
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley World Record Holder (Long Course) August 28, 1972 – April 13, 1973 |
Succeeded by Kornelia Ender |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Evonne Goolagong |
Australian of the Year 1972 |
Succeeded by Patrick White |
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