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| Born | December 28, 1962 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Calgary Aquabelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle A. Cameron-Coulter, CM (born December 28, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian Olympic synchronized swimmer, and former world champion.
Cameron began synchronized swimming at age 13, [1] and she joined the Calgary Aquabelles in 1976. [2] In 1985 she was paired with swimming partner Carolyn Waldo. [2]
The pair found great success, winning most major duet competitions including the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1986 Commonwealth Games, [3] 1986 World Aquatics Championships [4] and the 1987 Pan Pacific Championships. [2] Cameron's most notable achievement is earning a gold medal in the women's duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [5] She was the first person from the province of Alberta to win an Olympic gold medal. [6]
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. [7] In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. [8] [ permanent dead link ] In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [1]
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