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| Born | March 28, 1963 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronized swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Calgary Aquabelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Debbie Muir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Hambrook (born March 28, 1963) is a Canadian former world champion and Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming. [1]
Hambrook trained with the Calgary Aquabelles. [2] She won a gold medal with her partner Kelly Kryczka in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil as well as a gold medal in the team event. [3] She received a silver medal in the women's solo at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. [4] Her most notable success was a silver medal in the women's duet with Kelly Kryczka at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, [5] [6] the first year that the sport was recognized by the Olympics.
Sharon Hambrook was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1996, [7] and was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. [8]
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Sylvie Fortier is a Canadian former synchronized swimmer. She won medals in Canadian provincial and national competitions, at the World Aquatics Championships, the Pan American Games and the Pan Pacific Games. Fortier was named the 1976 world champion in synchronized swimming for her achievements that year and was a torch bearer for the opening ceremony of the Montreal Summer Olympics. She retired in 1977 aged just 18. Fortier is an inductee of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Aquatics Hall of Fame.
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