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Janet Nutter

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Janet Nutter
Personal information
Born(1953-04-02)April 2, 1953(age 71)
Montreal,Quebec
Medal record
Women'sdiving
RepresentingCanada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Platform
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Springboard
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Springboard
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton Platform
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia Springboard

Janet Ruth Nutter(born April 2, 1953) is a retireddiverfromCanada,who was supposed to represent her native country at the1980 Summer Olympics,but failed to do so after the boycott. A resident ofThornhill, Ontarioshe twice won a medal at thePan American Games(1975 and 1979), and two medals (gold and bronze) at the1978 Commonwealth Games.

She was one of four Canadian athletes chosen by directorPaul Cowanto appear in theNational Film Board of CanadadocumentaryGoing the Distance,about the 1978 Games in Edmonton.[1]

Nutter was inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museumin 1986.

References[edit]

  1. ^"Going the Distance".Canadian Film Encyclopedia.Toronto International Film Festival.Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2013.Retrieved7 October2013.

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