Sharon Hambrook
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| Born | (1963年03月28日) March 28, 1963 (age 61) 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sharon Hambrook (born March 28, 1963) is a Canadian former world champion and Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming.[1]
Career
[edit ]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.
Honours
[edit ]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]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Sharon Hambrook Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "The Aquabelles celebrate 50 years of synchro-sisterhood | Metro Calgary". metronews.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Olderr, Steven (14 September 2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland. ISBN 9780786443369 . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008年08月27日 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 26, 2008)
- ^ Galford, Ellen (18 November 2015). XXIII Olympiad: Los Angeles 1984, Calgary 1988. Warwick Press Inc. ISBN 9781987944204 . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Sharon Hambrook". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Hambrook, Sharon". ashfm.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
[edit ]- Sharon Hambrook at World Aquatics Edit this at Wikidata
- Sharon Hambrook at Team Canada
- Sharon Hambrook at Olympics.com
- Sharon Hambrook at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
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