Cynthia Goyette

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Cynthia Goyette
Cynthia Goyette 1965.jpg
Personal information
Full nameCynthia Lee Goyette
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1946-08-13) August 13, 1946 (age 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubGolden Lion Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg 100 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke

Cynthia Lee Goyette (born August 13, 1946), also known by her married name Cynthia McCulloch, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [1] She won a gold medal for swimming the breaststroke leg for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4 × 100-metre medley relay. [1] [2] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:33.9 in the event final; Goyette's teammates included Cathy Ferguson (backstroke), Sharon Stouder (butterfly), and Kathy Ellis (freestyle). [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Cynthia Goyette. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved March 20, 2013.