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Shirley Stobs

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Shirley Stobs
Personal information
Full nameShirley Anne Stobs
National team United States
Born (1942-05-20) May 20, 1942 (age 82)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMiami Shores Country Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle

Shirley Anne Stobs (born May 20, 1942) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where she received a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joan Spillane, Carolyn Wood and Chris von Saltza. She and her relay teammates set a new world record of 4:08.9 in the event final.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
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