Chris from Saltza
Chris von Saltza (born January 3, 1944 in San Francisco ) is a former American swimmer .
She celebrated her greatest sporting successes at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome when she achieved three Olympic victories. She won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle and with the two relays over 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley. She also won the silver medal in the 100 m freestyle.
In 1961 she ended her sporting career. In 1966 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .
Web links
- Chris from Saltza in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
- Chris von Saltza in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
1924: Martha Norelius | 1928: Martha Norelius | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Hendrika Mastenbroek | 1948: Ann Curtis | 1952: Valéria Gyenge | 1956: Lorraine Crapp | 1960: Chris from Saltza | 1964: Virginia Duenkel | 1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Shane Gould | 1976: Petra Thümer | 1980: Ines Diers | 1984: Tiffany Cohen | 1988: Janet Evans | 1992: Dagmar Hase | 1996: Michelle Smith | 2000: Brooke Bennett | 2004: Laure Manaudou | 2008: Rebecca Adlington | 2012: Camille Muffat | 2016: Katie Ledecky
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saltza, Chris from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saltza, Christina von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |