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Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her career. [1]
Shirley Babashoff (born January 31, 1957, Whittier, California, U.S.) is an American swimmer who won eight Olympic medals and was one of the first two women to win five medals in swimming during one Olympic Games (1976).
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Aug 19, 2016 · Shirley Babashoff is a two-time Olympic gold medalist — but it’s the four gold medals she didn’t win that stick with her the most.
Aug 1, 2016 · Shirley Babashoff won four individual silver medals for the United States at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She lost each of those races to a swimmer from East Germany, which was running a doping ...
With a total of eight Olympic medals, Shirley Babashoff was the most successful U.S. woman Olympian prior to the 1990s. Although she never won an individual Olympic title she is recognized as one of the greatest of all freestyle swimmers.
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Jul 7, 2016 · At 19 years old, U.S. swimmer Shirley Babashoff (lane 5) helped her team win gold, defeating the East Germans in the final of the 400-meter freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympics.
Oct 5, 2017 · Legendary Shirley Babashoff, elite Olympian, spoke at a recent Southern Pacific Masters Swimming coaches clinic in Mission Viejo. As the featured speaker, she talked about her experience at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the state-sponsored doping of the East German women.
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