sport.wikisort.org - AthleteMelissa Louise Belote (born October 16, 1956), also known by her current married name Melissa Belote Ripley, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. She represented the United States at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.[1]
American swimmer
Melissa Belote
 Belote c. 1972 |
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Full name | Melissa Louise Belote |
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National team | United States |
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Born | (1956-10-16) October 16, 1956 (age 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
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Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
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Sport | Swimming |
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Strokes | Backstroke |
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Club | Solotar Swim Club; Springfield Swim and Racquet Club |
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College team | Arizona State University |
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Career
Belote was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Springfield, Virginia, was a member of the Springfield Swim and Racquet Club, and attended Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax County, Virginia.[2]
At 15 years old, she won three gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. In the women's 100-meter backstroke, Belote defeated her American teammate and world-record holder Susie Atwood. In the women's 200-meter backstroke, Belote set a new world record of 2:19.19. She won a third gold medal by swimming the lead-off backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. She and her teammates Cathy Carr (breaststroke), Deena Deardurff (butterfly), and Sandy Neilson (freestyle) set a new world record of 4:20.75 in the relay final.[1]
She attended Arizona State University, where she swam for the Arizona State Sun Devils swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition. She received the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1976–77.[3][4]
She retired from the sport in 1979, and was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1983.[5] She was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.[6]
She currently coaches swimming and diving at McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona, and also coaches the Rio Salado Swim Team.
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Arizona State University alumni
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Belote". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- Clay Shampoe, The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Acadia Publishing, Chicago, Illinois, p. 99 (2005). ISBN 978-0-7385-1776-6.
- Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- "Melissa Belote Ripley To Be Inducted Into Pac-12 Hall Of Honor". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Melissa Belote (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Inductees, Melissa Ripley. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
External links
Media related to Melissa Belote at Wikimedia Commons
Records |
Preceded by |
Women's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 5, 1972 – July 7, 1974 |
Succeeded by |
1972 USA Olympic swimming team |
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Men's team | | |
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Women's team | |
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Coaches |
- Don Gambril
- George Haines
- Peter Daland (men's head coach)
- Sherm Chavoor (women's head coach)
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1976 USA Olympic swimming team |
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Men's Team | | |
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Women's Team | |
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Coaches |
- John Bogert
- Doc Counsilman (men's head coach)
- Lawrence Dowler
- Frank Elm
- Carolyn Finneran
- Don Gambril
- George Haines
- Jim Montrella
- Jack Nelson (women's head coach)
- Charlotte Piper
- Albert Schoenfield
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 Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke |
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 Olympic champions in women's 200 m backstroke |
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 Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
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- 1960:
Lynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler, Chris von Saltza (USA)
- 1964:
Cathy Ferguson, Cynthia Goyette, Sharon Stouder, Kathy Ellis (USA)
- 1968:
Kaye Hall, Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Susan Pedersen (USA)
- 1972:
Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr, Deena Deardurff, Sandy Neilson (USA)
- 1976:
Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Kornelia Ender, Andrea Pollack (GDR)
- 1980:
Rica Reinisch, Ute Geweniger, Andrea Pollack, Caren Metschuck (GDR)
- 1984:
Theresa Andrews, Tracy Caulkins, Mary T. Meagher, Nancy Hogshead (USA)
- 1988:
Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner, Birte Weigang, Katrin Meissner (GDR)
- 1992:
Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Jenny Thompson, Janie Wagstaff, Megan Kleine, Summer Sanders, Nicole Haislett (USA)
- 1996:
Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Whitney Hedgepeth, Kristine Quance, Jenny Thompson (USA)
- 2000:
Barbara Bedford, Megan Quann, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy, Ashley Tappin, Amy Van Dyken, Staciana Stitts (USA)
- 2004:
Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Brooke Hanson, Jessicah Schipper, Alice Mills (AUS)
- 2008:
Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett, Tarnee White, Felicity Galvez, Shayne Reese (AUS)
- 2012:
Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt, Rachel Bootsma, Breeja Larson, Claire Donahue, Jessica Hardy (USA)
- 2016:
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel, Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelsi Worrell, Abbey Weitzeil (USA)
- 2020:
Cate Campbell, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O'Callaghan, Emily Seebohm, Brianna Throssell (AUS)
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World long-course champions in women's 200 m backstroke |
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На других языках
- [en] Melissa Belote
[it] Melissa Belote
Melissa Louise Belote (Washington, 16 ottobre 1956) è un'ex nuotatrice statunitense.
[ru] Белоут, Мелисса
Мелисса Луиз Белоут Рипли (англ. Melissa Louise Belote Ripley; род. 16 октября 1956, Вашингтон) — американская пловчиха, трёхкратная чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1972 года, чемпионка мира 1973 года на дистанции 200 метров на спине[1][2].
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