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| Full name | Cheryl Anne Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 28, 1959 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canadian Dolphin Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheryl Anne Gibson (born July 28, 1959), is a former competitive swimmer from Canada who won the silver medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. [1] In her international swimming career from 1974 to 1982 she additionally won seven Pan American Games medals, two World Championships medals, six Commonwealth Games medals, and 34 Canadian national titles. [2]
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Gibson swam for Arizona State University, and her coaches included Mona Plummer. [3]
She was named winner of the Velma Springstead Trophy awarded to Canada's female athlete of the year.
She held the Alberta provincial record in the 400-metre individual medley for 30 years, before it was broken in December 2008 by a 16-year-old Edmonton high school student. Gibson claimed six national titles as a college swimmer at Arizona State University. In 1979 she won the 200 back and 400 free relay, in 1979 she won the 400 free relay and in 1981 she was a national champion in the 200 back, 400 IM and 400 medley relay. Inducted in 1995, Gibson is a proud member of the Sun Devil Hall of Fame. [2]
She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1986, Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2001. [2]
Gibson obtained a Chartered Accountant designation in 1986 and a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1989. [2] Gibson currently works as a tax attorney in Edmonton and is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants Alberta. [4]
She became president and chair of Swimming Canada and is a member of its "Circle of Excellence". [2] As of 2024, she serves as a member of World Aquatics, the international body governing international water sports competitions. [5]
