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Deborah Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952), also known by her married name Deborah Meyer Weber, is an American former competition swimmer, a 1968 three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in five freestyle events, 200,400,800,1500 meters and 880yd freestyle.
The swimming competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place from 17 to 26 October at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. [1] Swimming featured a record total of 29 events. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. [ 2 ]
Gold Silver Bronze 1968 Mexico City details: Debbie Meyer United States: Jan Henne United States: Jane Barkman United States: 1972 Munich details: Shane Gould Australia: Shirley Babashoff United States: Keena Rothhammer United States: 1976 Montreal details: Kornelia Ender East Germany: Shirley Babashoff United States: Enith Brigitha Netherlands ...
Debbie Meyer became the first swimmer to win three individual gold medals, in the 200, 400 and 800 m freestyle events. The 800 m was a new long-distance event for women. Meyer was only 16 years old, a student at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, California.
The inaugural women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 21 and 22 October. [1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events).
Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who swam from 1989 to 1992 for Stanford University and specialized in distance freestyle events. Evans was a world champion and world record-holder, and won a total of four gold medals in the 400 and 800-meter freestyle events at the 1988 and the 1992 Olympics. In ...
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics, took place on October 22–23, at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, she received four medals including two golds. Henne won a gold medal by swimming the anchor leg for the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. [1] She and her relay teammates Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson and Susan Pedersen set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final.