Erin Woodley

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Erin Woodley
Personal information
Born (1972-06-06) June 6, 1972 (age 50)
Mississauga, Ontario
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokessynchronized swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's synchronized swimming
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Rome Duet
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Rome Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Duet
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Duet

Erin Woodley (born June 6, 1972) was a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.

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Career

Woodley began synchronized swimming at age nine. [1] She found her greatest success with partner Lisa Alexander, they won gold in duet at 1994 Commonwealth Games, [2] silver at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships [3] and a silver medal in duet at the 1995 Pan American Games. [4] Woodley's most notable achievement was being a member of the Canadian team that received a silver medal in the team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [5]

Honours

Woodley was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Erin Woodley - Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame". Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "Lisa swims out of the shadow" (PDF). mississauga.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. "1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)