Cathy Ferguson
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| Full name | Cathy Jane Ferguson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1948[1][2] Stockton, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cathy Jane Ferguson (born July 22, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where she received the gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter backstroke, and another gold as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.[3]
Ferguson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978.[4]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres backstroke
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ^ "Olympic.org - Cathy Ferguson" – Olympic.org (Retrieved on August 16, 2014)
- ^ "SR/Olympic Sports - Cathy Ferguson" – Sports-Reference.com (Retrieved on August 16, 2014)
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Cathy Ferguson (USA). Retrieved March 16, 2015.
External links
- Cathy Ferguson (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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