Sharon Marie Stouder (November 9, 1948 – June 23, 2013), also known by her married name Sharon Stouder Clark, was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events.[1]
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Full name | Sharon Marie Stouder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1948-11-09)November 9, 1948 Altadena, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 23, 2013(2013-06-23) (aged 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Commerce Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a 15-year-old, she won three gold medals and one silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She won the women's 100-meter butterfly, and was a member of the winning U.S. teams in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.[2] She also took second place in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing behind Australian Dawn Fraser, for a total of four medals.[2]
Stouder swam sprint butterfly and sprint freestyle. She was the second woman in history to go under the one-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle, the event she got her silver medal in at the 1964 Olympics. In 1964 she twice broke the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1972.[3] Stouder died June 23, 2013; she was 64 years old.[4]
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Preceded by | Women's 200-meter butterfly world record-holder (long course) July 12, 1964 – August 15, 1965 |
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Preceded by | Women's 100-meter butterfly world record-holder (long course) October 16, 1964 – August 14, 1965 |
Succeeded by Ada Kok |
1964 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Pan American Champions in Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
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Pan American Champions in Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | |
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