Camille Wright
Camille Wright Thompson (born March 5, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Wright at the 1976 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Camille Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | March 5, 1955|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Louisville Tarpons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wright won three gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, including the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly events, and as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, she receive a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a bronze in the 100-meter butterfly.
Wright represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She received a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Linda Jezek (backstroke), Lauri Siering (breaststroke), and Shirley Babashoff (freestyle).[1][2]
Individually, Wright also competed in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly events at the 1976 Olympics. She finished fourth overall in the women's 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.41.[1][3] In the 200-meter butterfly, she recorded the tenth best overall time of 2:14.77, but did not advance to the event final.[1][4]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camille Wright. |
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Camille Wright. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Butterfly Round One. Retrieved October 24, 2012.