Natalie Myburgh

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Natalie Myburgh
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Myburgh
Nationality South Africa
Born(1940-05-15)15 May 1940
Died21 January 2014(2014-01-21) (aged 73)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 4x100 m freestyle relay
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Auckland 4×110 yd freestyle relay

Natalie Myburgh (15 May 1940 – 21 January 2014) was a South African swimmer. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Myburgh teamed up with Felicity Loveday, Joan Harrison and Machduldt Petzer to win the 4×110 yards freestyle relay. Two years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Myburgh teamed up with Susan Roberts, Moira Abernethy and Jeanette Myburgh to win the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[2]

References

  1. ^ Natalie Myburgh's obituary
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalie Myburgh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2012.