Kirsty Coventry
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Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born 16 September 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean swimmer an umwhile warld record holder. She attendit an swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the Unitit States.[4] At the 2004 Simmer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, Coventry wan three Olympic medals: a gowd, a siller, an a bronze,[5] while in the 2008 Simmer Olympics in Beijing she wan fower medals: a gowd an three siller. She wis subsequently describit bi Paul Chingoka, heid o the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, as "our naitional treasur".[4] Zimbabwean Preses Robert Mugabe haes cried her "a gowden girl,"[6] an awairdit her US$100,000 in cash for her 2008 Olympic performance.[7]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived frae the original on 28 Januar 2007. Retrieved 9 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived frae the original on 6 Juin 2007. Retrieved 9 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ a b "Zimbabwe puts aside racial tensions to give hero's welcome to triple medal winner", USA Today, 25 August 2004
- ↑ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Archived frae the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 22 Julie 2007.
- ↑ "Kirsty Coventry: Success brings rare cheer to Zimbabwe", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 June 2008
- ↑ BBC NEWS | Africa | Zimbabwe swimmer gets cash prize 29 August 2008
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Offeecial Wabsteid Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Auburn University profile Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kirsty Coventry" Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, n°83 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
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