Penny Vilagos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | 17 April 1963 Brampton, Canada |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
| Club | CAMO Natation |
Medal record | |
Penny Vilagos (born April 17, 1963) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and an Olympic medalist.
Career
[edit]Vilagos and her twin sister Vicky Vilagos began synchronized swimming at age eight.[1] They won their first Canadian National Championship in duet at age seventeen,[1] they would go to win five more national titles.[2] Penny Vilagos and Vicky Vilagos won a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1983 Pan American Games.[1] They retired from synchronized swimming in 1985 after failing to make the 1984 Olympic team.[2] In 1990 Penny and Vicky came out of retirement going on to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]
Honours
[edit]Vilagos was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.[4] In 2014 Vilagos was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Penny & Vicky Vilagos (CAN)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Vilagos sisters inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame". Montreal Gazette. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Penny Vilagos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Penny Vilagos". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Penny Vilagos at Team Canada
- Penny & Vicky Vilagos at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (archive)
- Penny Vilagos at World Aquatics
- Penny Vilagos at Olympics.com
- Penny Vilagos at Olympedia
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- 1963 births
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- Canadian synchronized swimmers
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
- Canadian twins
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Brampton
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