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Sharon Hambrook (born March 28, 1963) is a Canadian former world champion and Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming.[1]

Sharon Hambrook

Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1963-03-28) March 28, 1963 (age 59) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronized swimming
Club	Calgary Aquabelles
Coach	Debbie Muir
Medal record Synchronized swimming Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Women's duet World Aquatics Championships 1982 Guayaquil Women's duet 1982 Guayaquil Women's team Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Women's solo

Career

Hambrook trained with the Calgary Aquabelles.[2] She won a gold medal with her partner Kelly Kryczka in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil as well as a gold medal in the team event.[3] She received a silver medal in the women's solo at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas.[4] Her most notable success was a silver medal in the women's duet with Kelly Kryczka at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[5][6] the first year that the sport was recognized by the Olympics.

Honours

Sharon Hambrook was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1996,[7] and was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.[8]

References

External links

• Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
• Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
• Sharon Hambrook at Olympedia
• Sharon Hambrook at the Canadian Olympic Committee

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