Jill Savery

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Jill Savery
Personal information
Born (1972-05-02) May 2, 1972 (age 52)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Medal record
Synchronised swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Rome Team

Jill Savery (born May 2, 1972) is an American competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic champion.

Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, [1] she competed for the American team that won a gold medal in synchronized team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Savery". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)