Martha Randall

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Martha Irene Randall (born June 12, 1948 ) is an American former swimmer , Olympic medalist and former world record holder.

As a 16-year-old Randall took part in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She received a bronze medal in Japan for her performance in third place in the 400 meter medley in 5: 24.2 minutes behind her American teammates, Donna de Varona and Sharon Finneran , who took first and second place.

Randall helped set a new world record time on September 28, 1964: 34.6 s in the 4-by-100-meter individual medley relay as a member of a US team made up of Cathy Ferguson , Cynthia Goyette and Kathy Ellis insisted. The record was broken by another US team in the 1964 Olympics twenty days later.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martha Randall . Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Swimming at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo: The 400-meter medley final for women , Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Randall, Martha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Randall, Martha Irene (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record holder
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1948