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Canadian swimmer

Gail Amundrud
Personal information
Full nameGail Amundrud
National teamCanada
Born (1957-04-06) April 6, 1957 (age 67)
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCanadian Dolphin Swim Club
College teamArizona State University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle

Gail Amundrud-Beattie (born April 6, 1957) is a former competition freestyle swimmer from Canada.

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.

Despite being from Canada she won the 'British Open' 1974 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle.

See also

References

  1. "Gail Amundrud-Beattie".
  2. Profile at Sports Reference Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Fox, Norman (20 July 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Vienna, city of Wilkie's dreams." Times, 20 July 1974, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.

External links

Commonwealth champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
  • 1930: 4×100 yards
  • 1934–1966: 4×110 yards
  • 1970–present: 4×100 metres


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