Shannon Smith (swimmer)
Shannon Smith (born September 28, 1961) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada as a 14-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the women's 400-metre freestyle with a time 4:14.60, coming behind East German Petra Thumer (4:09.89) and American Shirley Babashoff (4:10.46). Smith also competed in the Women's 800-metre freestyle, finishing sixth in the event final and clocking a time of 8:48.15.[1]
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| Full name | Shannon Smith | |||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||
| Born | September 28, 1961 Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Club | Hyack Swim Club, Pacific Coast Swimming | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shannon Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
External links
- Shannon Smith at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Shannon Smith at the International Olympic Committee
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