Jane Barkman
Jane Barkman 
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| Surname: | Jane Barkman | ||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Birthday: | 20th September 1951 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 169 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 61 kg | ||||||||||||
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Jane Louise Barkman (born September 20, 1951 in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania ) is a former American swimmer and two-time Olympic champion.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , she was a member of the US swimming relay over 100 m freestyle and won the gold medal with it. She also won bronze in the individual competition in the 200 m freestyle.
She resigned from top-class sport after the games.
But four years later, at the Summer Olympics in Munich , she made a comeback and was able to repeat her Olympic victory with the relay over 100 m freestyle.
She later became a swimming coach at Princeton University .
Web links
- Jane Barkman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Barkman, Jane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barkman, Jane Louise (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania , United States |