Margaret Woodbridge
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| Full name | Margaret Darling Woodbridge | |||||||||||||||
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 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 6, 1902 Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
February 23, 1995 (aged 93) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Detroit Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Darling Woodbridge (January 6, 1902 – February 23, 1995) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] She won the gold medal as member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[1][2] Woodbridge and her American relay teammates Frances Schroth, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[1] Individually, Woodbridge received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 300-meter freestyle, finishing behind American teammate Ethelda Bleibtrey, in a time of 4:42.8.[1][3]
Woodbridge was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1989.[4]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Margaret Woodbridge. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Margaret Woodbridge (USA). Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
- Margaret Woodbridge – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Margaret Woodrbridge (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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