Melissa Belote
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Melissa Louise Belote |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Born |
October 16, 1956 (1956-10-16) (age 55)
Washington |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Stroke(s) |
Backstroke |
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Melissa Louise Belote (born October 16, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is an Olympic and former World Record holding backstroke swimmer from the United States. She swam for her native country at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.
At 15 years of age she won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games; in the 100m backstroke Belote defeated her American teammate and record holder Susan Atwood. In the 200m Backstroke, Belote set a World Record (2:19.19).
She retired from the sport in 1979. Four years later she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]
She currently coaches swim and dive at McClintock High School in Tempe, AZ and coaches for Rio Salado Swim Team. Her assistant coach is Caleb Stodghill.
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- 1960: USA (Burke, Kempner, Schuler, von Saltza)
- 1964: USA (Ferguson, Goyette, Stouder, Ellis)
- 1968: USA (Hall, Ball, Daniel, Pedersen)
- 1972: USA (Belote, Carr, Deardurff, Neilson)
- 1976: East Germany (Richter, Anke, Ender, Pollack)
- 1980: East Germany (Reinisch, Geweniger, Pollack, Metschuck)
- 1984: USA (Andrews, Caulkins, Meagher, Hogshead)
- 1988: East Germany (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Meißner)
- 1992: USA (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson)
- 1996: USA (Botsford, Beard, Martino, Van Dyken)
- 2000: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Torres)
- 2004: Australia (Rooney, Jones, Thomas, Henry)
- 2008: Australia (Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Trickett)
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| Name |
Belote, Melissa |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Swimmer |
| Date of birth |
October 16, 1956 |
| Place of birth |
Washington |
| Date of death |
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United States
