Adelaide Lambert
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Full name | Adelaide T. Lambert | ||||||||||||
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Born |
Ancon, Panama | October 27, 1907||||||||||||
Died |
April 17, 1996 88) Bremerton, Washington | (aged||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
Club | Women's Swimming Association | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adelaide T. Lambert (October 27, 1907 – April 17, 1996), also known by her married name Adelaide Ballard, was an American competition swimmer who earned a gold medal as a member of winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, setting a new world record in the process. Lambert was the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) champion in freestyle, backstroke, and the individual medley events.[1]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Adelaide Lambert. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
- Adelaide Lambert – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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US Women 4 × 100 m team at the 1928 Olympics, Lambert is second from left
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