Sharon Finneran
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| Full name | Sharon Evans Finneran | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 4, 1946 Rockville Centre, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Evans Finneran (born February 4, 1946), also known by her married name Sharon Rittenhouse, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in three events. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Finneran received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 400-meter individual medley – completing an all-American sweep of the event with Donna de Varona and Martha Randall.[1]
Her daughter, Ariel Rittenhouse, was an Olympic diver who placed fourth in the women's synchronized springboard at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and her brother, Mike Finneran, was an Olympic diver who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres butterfly
- World record progression 400 metres individual medley
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres individual Medley". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
External links
- Sharon Finneran – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Sharon Finneran (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by Donna de Varona Donna de Varona |
Women's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) July 26, 1962 – July 26, 1962 July 28, 1962 – March 10, 1964 |
Succeeded by Donna de Varona Donna de Varona |
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