Sharon Wichman

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Medal record
Competitor for the Flag of the United States United States
Women's swimming
Olympic Games
Gold 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke
Bronze 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke

Sharon Wichman (born May 13, 1952) is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke, and a bronze medal in 100 m breaststroke.[1]

[edit] Awards

Wichman was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1991.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1968 Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)


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Olympic champions in women's 200 m breaststroke
1924: Lucy Morton | 1928: Hilde Schrader | 1932: Clare Dennis | 1936: Hideko Maehata | 1948: Nel van Vliet | 1952: Éva Székely | 1956: Ursula Happe | 1960: Anita Lonsbrough | 1964: Galina Prozumenshchikova | 1968: Sharon Wichman | 1972: Beverley Whitfield | 1976: Marina Kosheveya | 1980: Lina Kačiušytė | 1984: Anne Ottenbrite | 1988: Silke Hörner | 1992: Kyoko Iwasaki | 1996: Penny Heyns | 2000: Ágnes Kovács | 2004: Amanda Beard
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