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Sharon Wichman
Personal information
Full nameSharon Lynn Wichman
National teamUnited States
Born (1952-05-13) May 13, 1952 (age 72)
Detroit, Michigan
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubClub Olympia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke

Sharon Lynn Wichman (born May 13, 1952), also known her married name Sharon Jones, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion.

She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, having qualified to compete in both breaststroke events.[1] Wichman received a gold medal for winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke (2:44.4), beating Đurđica Bjedov of Yugoslavia by two seconds.[2] She also received a bronze medal for her third place in the women's 100-meter breaststroke (1:16.1), finishing behind Bjedov (1:15.8) and Soviet swimmer Galina Prozumenshchikova (1:15.9).[3]

Wichman was born in Detroit, Michigan,[1] and graduated in 1970 from R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married David Jones in 1973, and lives in nearby Churubusco, Indiana. She has two sons.[4]

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Sharon Wichman. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sharon Wichman became the first Fort Wayne athlete to earn an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games," The News-Sentinel. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Sharon Wichman (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2015.



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