Camille Duvall

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Camille Duvall
Personal information
NicknameThe Golden Goddess
Born (1960-07-11) July 11, 1960 (age 63)
Greenville, South Carolina
Alma materNew York University
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportProfessional Water Skiing

Camille Duvall, also known as "The Golden Goddess", is a retired American female professional water skier. She is a five-time World Champion and Hall of Fame water skier. After her water skiing career, Camille worked for ESPN and Fox Sports as a broadcast journalist. Now she is a licensed real estate broker in New York, New York for Warburg Realty. She received a certificate in Broadcasting from New York University.[1]

Career[edit]

Duvall began water-skiing at the age of 4, and won her first tournament at the age of 6. She won a junior national competition at 12. In 1985, she held the waterskiing's triple crown, being the U.S. National Champion, World Slalom Champion, and Masters Champion. She won 14 national titles in the course of her career. In 1987, she became the first woman water skier to earn more than $100,000 in prizes and endorsements.[2]

Notable accomplishments[edit]

Major titles[edit]

Major Slalom Titles
World Championship Titles 1985
Pro Tour Titles 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Masters Titles 1984, 1986, 1987
Major Trick Titles
Masters Titles 1976
Major Jump Titles
Masters Titles 1983

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Agents".
  2. ^ Woolum, Janet (1998). Outstanding women athletes : who they are and how they influenced sports in America (2nd ed.). Phoenix: Oryx Press. pp. 109. ISBN 1573561207. OCLC 38879316.