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Wendy Weinberg
Personal information
Full nameWendy Weinberg
National teamUnited States
Born (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 (age 66)
Baltimore, Maryland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHomewood Aquatics Club
College teamUniversity of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 800 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia 400 m freestyle
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Ramat Gan 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1977 Ramat Gan 100 m freestyle

Wendy Weinberg (born June 27, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist.[1]

At the 1973 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle.[2] She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[3][4]

In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest.[1] That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47.[1]

Weinberg represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle for placing third (8:42.60), following East German Petra Thumer (8:37.14), and American teammate Shirley Babashoff (8:37.59).[1][5]

At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics"), Weinberg – who is Jewish[1][5][6][7] – won six gold medals and two silver medals.[8][9][10] Among her golds was a win in the 200-meter freestyle (in 2:08.96), the 200-meter butterfly, the 400-meter freestyle,[11] and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of (in 4:10.09).[9][12][13] One silver was in the 100-yard freestyle.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bob Wechsler. Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Swedish Star Wins 7th Gold". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Swim Across America: Wendy Weinberg Weil
  4. ^ Frank R. Comfort
  5. ^ a b Joseph Siegman. Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  8. ^ "Weinberg captures six gold medals, two silvers in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 19, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Bergman Captures Third Gold Medal". July 16, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  10. ^ "Sports in the United States". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  11. ^ "U.S. Athletes Excel at Games in Israel". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  12. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z-ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xlMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480,2998031&dq=wendy-weinberg+jewish&hl=en. Retrieved March 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: |url= missing title (help)
  13. ^ a b "Weinberg wins gold medal, silver in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 14, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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