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American swimmer
Jill Ann Sterkel (born May 27, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and water polo player. Sterkel won four medals in three Olympic Games spanning twelve years. She was the women's head coach of the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team at the University of Texas at Austin from 1992 to 2007.
Career
Sterkel was born in
Sterkel represented the United States in three Summer Olympics. As a 15-year-old at the
Sterkel qualified again for the U.S. national team at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but because of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics , she was unable to participate at the 1980 games held in Moscow, Russia.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle .[5] Starting at the 1984 games, relay swimmers who swam in the heats, but did not compete in the event finals, were eligible to receive medals. As a 27-year-old at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she again swam for the U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay , and earned a bronze medal for the team's third-place finish. She also competed individually in the 50-meter freestyle, tying for third and earning a bronze medal.[5]
See also
Olympics portal
References
^ TexasSports.com, Women's Swimming & Diving, Co-Head Coach Jill Sterkel . Retrieved October 24, 2012.
^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived December 6, 2012, at archive.today . Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving . Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "Women's Swimming" . Texas Legacy Support Network . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jill Sterkel Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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1920 : Margaret Woodbridge , Frances Schroth , Irene Guest , Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA )
1924 : Euphrasia Donnelly , Gertrude Ederle , Ethel Lackie , Mariechen Wehselau (USA )
1928 : Adelaide Lambert , Albina Osipowich , Eleanor Saville , Martha Norelius (USA )
1932 : Helen Johns , Eleanor Saville , Josephine McKim , Helene Madison (USA )
1936 : Jopie Selbach , Tini Wagner , Willy den Ouden , Rie Mastenbroek (NED )
1948 : Marie Corridon , Thelma Kalama , Brenda Helser , Ann Curtis (USA )
1952 : Ilona Novák , Judit Temes , Éva Novák-Gerard , Katalin Szőke (HUN )
1956 : Dawn Fraser , Faith Leech , Sandra Morgan , Lorraine Crapp (AUS )
1960 : Joan Spillane , Shirley Stobs , Carolyn Wood , Chris von Saltza (USA )
1964 : Sharon Stouder , Donna de Varona , Lillian Watson , Kathy Ellis (USA )
1968 : Jane Barkman , Linda Gustavson , Susan Pedersen , Jan Henne (USA )
1972 : Shirley Babashoff , Jane Barkman , Jenny Kemp , Sandy Neilson (USA )
1976 : Kim Peyton , Jill Sterkel , Shirley Babashoff , Wendy Boglioli (USA )
1980 : Barbara Krause , Caren Metschuck , Ines Diers , Sarina Hülsenbeck (GDR )
1984 : Jenna Johnson , Carrie Steinseifer , Dara Torres , Nancy Hogshead (USA )
1988 : Kristin Otto , Katrin Meissner , Daniela Hunger , Manuela Stellmach (GDR )
1992 : Nicole Haislett , Angel Martino , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Ashley Tappin , Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA )
1996 : Angel Martino , Amy Van Dyken , Catherine Fox , Jenny Thompson , Lisa Jacob , Melanie Valerio (USA )
2000 : Amy Van Dyken , Courtney Shealy , Jenny Thompson , Dara Torres , Erin Phenix , Ashley Tappin (USA )
2004 : Alice Mills , Libby Lenton , Petria Thomas , Jodie Henry , Sarah Ryan (AUS )
2008 : Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk , Marleen Veldhuis , Hinkelien Schreuder , Manon van Rooijen (NED )
2012 : Alicia Coutts , Cate Campbell , Brittany Elmslie , Melanie Schlanger , Emily Seebohm , Yolane Kukla , Libby Trickett (AUS )
2016 : Emma McKeon , Brittany Elmslie , Bronte Campbell , Cate Campbell , Madison Wilson (AUS )
2020 : Bronte Campbell , Meg Harris , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell , Mollie O'Callaghan , Madison Wilson (AUS )
1973 : Kornelia Ender , Andrea Eife , Andrea Hübner , Sylvia Eichner (GDR)
1975 : Kornelia Ender , Barbara Krause , Claudia Hempel , Ute Brückner (GDR)
1978 : Tracy Caulkins , Stephanie Elkins , Jill Sterkel , Cynthia Woodhead (USA)
1982 : Birgit Meineke , Susanne Link , Kristin Otto , Caren Metschuck (GDR)
1986 : Kristin Otto , Manuela Stellmach , Sabina Schulze , Heike Friedrich (GDR)
1991 : Nicole Haislett , Julie Cooper , Whitney Hedgepeth , Jenny Thompson (USA)
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1998 : Lindsay Farella , Amy Van Dyken , Barbara Bedford , Jenny Thompson (USA)
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2011 : Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Marleen Veldhuis , Femke Heemskerk (NED)
2013 : Missy Franklin , Natalie Coughlin , Shannon Vreeland , Megan Romano (USA)
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2019 : Bronte Campbell , Brianna Throssell , Emma McKeon , Cate Campbell (AUS)
2022 : Mollie O'Callaghan , Madison Wilson , Meg Harris , Shayna Jack (AUS)
2023 : Mollie O'Callaghan , Shayna Jack , Meg Harris , Emma McKeon (AUS)
2024 : Kim Busch , Janna van Kooten , Kira Toussaint , Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
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