Leslie Cliff (swimmer)

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Leslie Cliff
Personal information
Full nameLeslie G. Cliff
National teamCanada
Born (1955-03-11) March 11, 1955 (age 69)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
ClubCanadian Dolphin Swim Club
College team Arizona State University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Munich 400 m medley
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 400 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Cali 100 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle

Leslie G. Cliff, OC (born March 11, 1955), later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.

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Swimming career

She competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended York House School. As a 17-year-old, she won the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. [1]

Despite being Canadian she won the 'Open' ASA National British Championships over 400 metres freestyle, [3] the 800 metres freestyle title [4] and both the 200 metres medley title and 400 metres medley title in 1974. [5] [6]

In 1971, Cliff was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. [7] She was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1997. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame citation".
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Cliff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Fox, Norman (July 19, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Brinkley's lone salvage operation." Times, 19 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
  5. ↑ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Fox, Norman (July 20, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Vienna, city of Wilkie's dreams." Times, 20 July 1974, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Order of Canada citation".
  8. ↑ "Leslie Cliff Named an Honorary CA". Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.


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