Leslie Cliff (swimmer)
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| Full name | Leslie G. Cliff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 11, 1955 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canadian Dolphin Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie G. Cliff, OC (born March 11, 1955), later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.
Swimming career
She competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
She was born in
Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended York House School. As a 17-year-old, she won the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[1]
Despite being Canadian she won the 'Open'
In 1971, Cliff was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[7] She was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1997.[8]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ a b "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame citation".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Cliff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
- ^ Fox, Norman (July 19, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Brinkley's lone salvage operation." Times, 19 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
- ^ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
- ^ Fox, Norman (July 20, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Vienna, city of Wilkie's dreams." Times, 20 July 1974, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
- ^ "Order of Canada citation".
- ^ "Leslie Cliff Named an Honorary CA". Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.
External links
- Leslie Cliff at Swimming Canada
- Leslie Cliff at World Aquatics
- Leslie Cliff at Team Canada
- Leslie Cliff at Olympics.com
- Leslie Cliff at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leslie Cliff at Olympedia
- Leslie Cliff at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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