Gail Amundrud
Gail Amundrud-Beattie[1] (born April 6, 1957) is a former competition freestyle swimmer from Canada.
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Full name | Gail Amundrud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto, Ontario | April 6, 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Canadian Dolphin Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Amundrud won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, alongside her Canadian teammates Becky Smith, Barbara Clark and Anne Jardin. Individually, she also finished fifth in the final of the 200-metre freestyle, and advanced to the semifinal of the 100-metre freestyle.[2]
Despite being from Canada she won the 'British Open' 1974 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle.[3]
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See also
References
- http://ottawasporthalloffame.ca/inductees/gail-amundrud-beattie/
- Profile at Sports Reference Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "Fox, Norman. "Vienna, city of Wilkie's dreams." Times, 20 July 1974, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
External links
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