Ginny Duenkel
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| Full name | Virginia Ruth Duenkel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Ginny" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 7, 1947 Orange, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Summit YMCA | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Virginia Ruth Duenkel (born March 7, 1947), also known by her married name Ginny Fuldner, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Duenkel medaled in two individual swimming events as a 17-year-old.[1] First, she won the women's 400-meter freestyle.[1] Then she received a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke.[1]
Duenkel was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1985.[2]
"Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool" in her hometown of West Orange, New Jersey was named in her honor. She attended West Orange High School,[3] and then the University of Michigan. The Chris and Ginny Fuldner Aquatic Center in Monett, Missouri is named in honor of Ginny and her husband and her contributions to the sport of swimming in Monett.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ginny Duenkel. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Virginia Duenkel (USA). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "World Mark Set By Rose in Swim," The New York Times, p. 16 (August 18, 1962).
- ↑ Wally Kennedy, "Monett woman recalls moment of triumph during 1964 Olympics," Joplin Globe (August 23, 2008). Retrieved November 15, 2014.
External links
- Ginny Duenkel – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Virginia Duenkel (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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