Lori Melien

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Lori Melien
Personal information
Full nameLori Anne Melien
National teamCanada
Born (1972-05-11) May 11, 1972 (age 51)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubAjax Aquatic Club
College team University of Calgary
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Auckland 4x100 m medley relay

Lori Anne Melien (born May 11, 1972) is a former competition swimmer from Canada. [1] Melien won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Andrea Nugent, Allison Higson and Jane Kerr.

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In individual events, she finished 12th and 19th in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke. Melien swam much of her amateur career for the Ajax Aquatic Club in Ajax, Ontario where she still holds a number of club records. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lori Melien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  2. "Ajax Swimming". ajaxswimming.ca. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.