Angela Mullens

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Angela Mullens
Personal information
Birth nameAngela Marie Mullens
Full nameAngela Marie Walker
National teamFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1968-12-16) 16 December 1968 (age 54)
Moree, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle

Angela Mullens (born 16 December 1968) [1] is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1990s, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Mullens, who was from Moree, [2] competed in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The Australian team finished ninth and, therefore, did not make the final. [3] [4]

Two years earlier Mullens had been a member of the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay team who won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. [5]

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References

  1. "Angela MULLENS - Olympic Swimming | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. Ingall, Jennifer (7 July 2008). "Memories of Barcelona - Angela Mullens". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Angela Mullens Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Australian Olympic Committee". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Mullens, Angela Marie". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 5 March 2020.