Sheila Taormina (born March 18, 1969 in Livonia, Michigan)[1] is an Olympic athlete from the United States, who has competed at 4 Olympics (1996–2008) and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in 3 different sports (swimming, triathlon and modern pentathlon).[2] At the 1996 Olympics, she earned a gold medal as a member of the USA's winning women's 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay team.
[edit] Swimmer
While swimming collegiately for the Georgia Bulldogs, Taormina earned a BBA in 1992 and an MBA in 1994 from the University of Georgia. She captained Georgia's 1991 team, won All-America honors all four years of her collegiate career and won the Southeastern Conference 400-meter individual medley as senior. She was the first UGA swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal and the first UGA athlete to make the Olympic team in multiple sports[3]
[edit] Triathlete
Taormina competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took sixth place with a total time of 2:02:45.91. Her split times were 19:02.78 for the swim, 1:06:24.30 for the cycling, and 0:37:18.83 for the run.
In 2004, Taormina won the ITU Triathlon World Championship title while residing in Clermont, Florida. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Taormina again competed in the triathlon. Her time was 2:09:21.08 as she finished in twenty-third place.
[edit] Modern Pentathlon
Post-Athens, Taormina embarked on a new sport, modern pentathlon, winning the women's senior division of the 2005 Pan American Championships. She was successful in qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in the modern pentathlon, making her the first female athlete to qualify for the Olympics in three different sports. Taormina finished 19th in the 2008 Olympic event.
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- 1996: USA (Jackson, Teuscher, Taormina, Thompson)
- 2000: USA (Arsenault, Munz, Benko, Thompson)
- 2004: USA (Coughlin, Piper, Vollmer, Sandeno)
- 2008: Australia (Rice, Barratt, Palmer, Mackenzie)
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- 1983: Soviet Union: Unknown
- 1985: USA: (Zemina, Shupe, O'Leary, Meagher)
- 1987: USA: (O'Leary, Meyers, Kriegsman, Kremer)
- 1991: Soviet Union: Unknown
- 1993: Canada: Unknown
- 1995: USA: (Haag, Jacob, Taormina, Anderson)
- 1997: USA: (Thies, Black, Jesperson, Haag)
- 1999: USA: (Owen, Black, Kilian, Zimbone)
- 2001: USA: (Tolar, Komisarz, Williams, Black)
- 2003: PR China: (Xu Yanwei, Qi Hui, Chen Hua, Pang Jiaying)
- 2005: USA: (Medina, Hill, Chandler, Retrum)
- 2007: USA: (Dwelley, Reilly, Smith, Sandeno)
- 2009: USA: (Scroggy, Ohlgren, Nauta, Heiss)
- 2011: USA: (Bispo, Nauta, Dwelley, Romano)
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Taormina, Sheila |
| Alternative names |
Taormina, Sheila Christine |
| Short description |
Swimmer, triathlete and pentathlete |
| Date of birth |
March 18, 1969 |
| Place of birth |
Livonia, Michigan, United States |
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