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Madison Wilson
Emily Seebohm with Wilson in Kazan, 2015
Personal information
Full nameMadison Wilson
Nickname"Madi"
National team Australia
BornNovember 1994 (age 29–30)[1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubSt Peters Western
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle

Madison Wilson (born 26 November 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer who has participated in backstroke and freestyle events in the FINA world championships.

Wilson won two medals as a member of Australian relay teams at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar: a silver in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, and a bronze in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wilson won three medals: a gold as a member of the winning Australian team in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay; a silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke; and a bronze in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Wilson represents Australia in the 100 m backstroke,[2] where she finished 8th in the final.

References

  1. ^ "2015 World Championships Start List Women's 100m Backstroke final". 5 Aug 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.