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Shirley Stobs

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Shirley Stobs
Personal information
Full nameShirley Anne Stobs
National teamUnited States
Born(1942-05-20)May 20, 1942(age 82)
Miami, Florida,U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMiami Shores Country Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representingthe United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle

Shirley Anne Stobs(born May 20, 1942) is an American former competitionswimmer,Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the1960 Olympic Gamesin Rome, where she received a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay,together with her teammatesJoan Spillane,Carolyn WoodandChris von Saltza.She and her relay teammates set a new world record of 4:08.9 in the event final.[1]

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References

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  1. ^"1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming"Archived2007-09-04 at theWayback Machine–databaseOlympics.com(Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
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