Karen van Wirdum
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| Full name | Karin Tracey van Wirdum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1971 Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Redcliffe Leagues SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karin Tracey van Wirdum (born 9 April 1971)[1] is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin van Wirdum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Olympic swimmers for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Swimmers from Brisbane
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Australian female freestyle swimmers
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
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