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Melanie Dodd (born 10 May 1973) is an Australian former swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She represented the host nation Australia, as a 27-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also trained for the Australian Institute of Sport, under Russian-based swim coach Gennadi Touretski. She won two medals, a silver and bronze, in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, and 1999 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hong Kong.[2]
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| Full name | Melanie Dodd | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Mel" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1973 Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Gennadi Touretski | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dodd competed only in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] On the first night of the Games, the Aussie team pulled off a sixth-place finish in the final with a time of 3:40.91.[4] Teaming with Sarah Ryan, Elka Graham and Giaan Rooney in heat two on the morning prelims, Dodd swam the third leg and recorded a split of 56.31 to post a fifth-seeded time of 3:43.56 for the home squad.[5][6][7]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melanie Dodd". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- Thierry, Nick (1999). "1999 Short Course World Swimming Championships". Swim News. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- "Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- Whitten, Phillip (16 September 2000). "Olympic Day 1 Finals (Complete)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 354. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Whitten, Phillip (16 September 2000). "Olympic Day 1 Prelims (Complete)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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Melanie Dodd –conocida como Mel Dodd– (Sídney, 10 de mayo de 1973) es una deportista australiana que compitió en natación.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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