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| Born | (1962-12-28) December 28, 1962 (age 61) Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Calgary Aquabelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle A. Cameron-Coulter, CM (born December 28, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian Olympic synchronized swimmer, and former world champion.
Career
Cameron began synchronized swimming at age 13, and she joined the Calgary Aquabelles in 1976. In 1985 she was paired with swimming partner Carolyn Waldo.
The pair found great success, winning most major duet competitions including the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1986 World Aquatics Championships and the 1987 Pan Pacific Championships. Cameron's most notable achievement is earning a gold medal in the women's duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was the first person from the province of Alberta to win an Olympic gold medal.
Honours
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
See also
References
- ^ "ISHOF.org | MICHELLE CAMERON (CAN)". ISHOF.org. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Blendz, Marketing. "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Michelle Cameron Coulter". Ottawa Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- Wall, Karen L. (19 October 2012). Game Plan: A Social History of Sport in Alberta. University of Alberta. ISBN 9780888645944. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Silver Stars: Michelle Cameron Coulter". IMPACT Magazine. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". gg.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Stories". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
| Olympic Artistic swimming champions – women's duet | |
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian synchronized swimmers
- Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Swimmers from Calgary
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships
- Commonwealth Games medallists in synchronised swimming
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Synchronised swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen