Shelley Mann

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Olympic medal record
Women’s Swimming
Gold Melbourne 1956 100-meter butterfly
Silver Melbourne 1956 4x100 m freestyle relay

Shelley I. Mann (born October 15, 1937) is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States. At the 1956 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly competition and was a member of the relay team that won the silver medal for the 100 m freestyle.

Mann caught polio aged six and took up swimming to aid her recovery. She was a student at the American University in Washington, D.C.

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Olympic champions in women's 100 m butterfly
1956: Shelley Mann | 1960: Carolyn Schuler | 1964: Sharon Stouder | 1968: Lyn McClements | 1972: Mayumi Aoki | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Caren Metschuck | 1984: Mary T. Meagher | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Hong Qian | 1996: Amy Van Dyken | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Petria Thomas
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NAME Mann, Shelley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mann, Shelley I.
SHORT DESCRIPTION Usanian Olympic swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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