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Kathy Ellis
Personal information
Full nameKathleen Ellis
Nickname"Kathy"
National teamUnited States
Born (1946-11-28) November 28, 1946 (age 77)
Trenton, New Jersey
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubRiviera Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle

Kathleen Ellis (born November 28, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.

Ellis represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won two gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. teams in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and women's 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, she also received two bronze medals for her third-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle and women's 100-meter butterfly events.[1]

Ellis was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kathy Ellis. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Kathy Ellis (USA). Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathy Ellis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • Kathy Ellis (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


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