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Sterkel was born in [[Hacienda Heights, California]]. She graduated from [[Glen A. Wilson High School]] in Hacienda Heights. She subsequently attended the [[University of Texas]] in Austin, Texas, where she swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women]] (AIAW) and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition from 1980 to 1983.<ref name=utcoachprofile>TexasSports.com, Women's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/100505aaa.html Co-Head Coach Jill Sterkel]. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</ref> As a senior in 1983, Sterkel won the NCAA national championships in 50-yard butterfly (24.26 seconds) and 100-yard butterfly (53.54 seconds).<ref>HickokSports.com, Sports History, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaawswim.shtml NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Champions]. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</ref> She won back-to-back [[Honda Sports Award]]s for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 1979–80 and 1980–81.<ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, [http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/swimdive Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving]. Retrieved December 4, 2014.</ref>
Sterkel was born in [[Hacienda Heights, California]]. She graduated from [[Glen A. Wilson High School]] in Hacienda Heights. She subsequently attended the [[University of Texas]] in Austin, Texas, where she swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women]] (AIAW) and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition from 1980 to 1983.<ref name=utcoachprofile>TexasSports.com, Women's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/100505aaa.html Co-Head Coach Jill Sterkel]. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</ref> As a senior in 1983, Sterkel won the NCAA national championships in 50-yard butterfly (24.26 seconds) and 100-yard butterfly (53.54 seconds).<ref>HickokSports.com, Sports History, [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncaawswim.shtml NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Champions]. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</ref> She won back-to-back [[Honda Sports Award]]s for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 1979–80 and 1980–81.<ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, [http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/swimdive Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving]. Retrieved December 4, 2014.</ref>


Sterkel represented the United States in three Summer Olympics. As a 15-year-old at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]], she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]], together with her teammates [[Kim Peyton]], [[Wendy Boglioli]] and [[Shirley Babashoff]]. After the U.S. women's team had been outshone in nearly every event by their East German rivals, Peyton, Boglioli, Sterkel and Babashoff achieved a moral victory by not only winning the relay gold medal, but also by breaking the East Germans' world record in the event final. Individually, she competed in two other events, finishing seventh in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]] and not advancing beyond the preliminary heats in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|200-meter freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html Jill Sterkel]. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</ref>
Sterkel represented the United States in three Summer Olympics. As a 15-year-old at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]], she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]], together with her teammates [[Kim Peyton]], [[Wendy Boglioli]] and [[Shirley Babashoff]]. After the U.S. women's team had been outshone in nearly every event by their East German rivals, Peyton, Boglioli, Sterkel and Babashoff achieved a moral victory by not only winning the relay gold medal, but also by breaking the East Germans' world record in the event final. Individually, she competed in two other events, finishing seventh in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]] and not advancing beyond the preliminary heats in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle|200-meter freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html Jill Sterkel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127181828/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html |date=January 27, 2012 }}. Retrieved October 24, 2012.</ref>


Sterkel qualified again for the U.S. national team at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but because of the American-led boycott of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], she was unable to participate at the 1980 games held in Moscow, Russia.
Sterkel qualified again for the U.S. national team at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but because of the American-led boycott of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], she was unable to participate at the 1980 games held in Moscow, Russia.
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html |title=Jill Sterkel}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html |title=Jill Sterkel |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127181828/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jill-sterkel-1.html |archivedate=January 27, 2012 |df= }}
* [http://www.ishof.org/jill-sterkel-%28usa%29.html Jill Sterkel (USA)] – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
* [http://www.ishof.org/jill-sterkel-%28usa%29.html Jill Sterkel (USA)] – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


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Jill Sterkel
Personal information
Full nameJill Ann Sterkel
National teamUnited States
Born (1961-05-27) May 27, 1961 (age 63)
Hacienda Heights, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil 100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 100 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m medley

Jill Ann Sterkel (born May 27, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Sterkel won four medals in three Olympic Games spanning twelve years. She was the women's head coach of the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team at the University of Texas at Austin from 1992 to 2007.

Career

Sterkel was born in Hacienda Heights, California. She graduated from Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights. She subsequently attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where she swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1980 to 1983.[1] As a senior in 1983, Sterkel won the NCAA national championships in 50-yard butterfly (24.26 seconds) and 100-yard butterfly (53.54 seconds).[2] She won back-to-back Honda Sports Awards for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 1979–80 and 1980–81.[3]

Sterkel represented the United States in three Summer Olympics. As a 15-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli and Shirley Babashoff. After the U.S. women's team had been outshone in nearly every event by their East German rivals, Peyton, Boglioli, Sterkel and Babashoff achieved a moral victory by not only winning the relay gold medal, but also by breaking the East Germans' world record in the event final. Individually, she competed in two other events, finishing seventh in the 100-meter freestyle and not advancing beyond the preliminary heats in the 200-meter freestyle.[4]

Sterkel qualified again for the U.S. national team at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but because of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, she was unable to participate at the 1980 games held in Moscow, Russia.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle.[4] Starting at the 1984 games, relay swimmers who swam in the heats, but did not compete in the event finals, were eligible to receive medals. As a 27-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she again swam for the U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and earned a bronze medal for the team's third-place finish.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ TexasSports.com, Women's Swimming & Diving, Co-Head Coach Jill Sterkel. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Champions. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jill Sterkel Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

Bibliography

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Sterkel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012.
  • Jill Sterkel (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
Records
Preceded by Women's 50-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)
April 10, 1980 – January 29, 1983 		Succeeded by
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