Toni Jeffs

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Toni Jeffs
Personal information
Born (1968-12-03) 3 December 1968 (age 54)
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Edmonton 50 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester [1] 50 m freestyle

Toni Maree Jeffs (born 3 December 1968 in Auckland) is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2] There she finished 27th equal in the 50m Freestyle. In the same event Jeffs twice won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games: in 1998 and in 2002.

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References

  1. "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. New Zealand Olympic Committee: Toni Jeffs