| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Julie McDonald |
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| Women's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  Australia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | 800m Freestyle | |
| Pan Pacific Championships | |||
| Gold | 1987 Brisbane | 800m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1987 Brisbane | 400m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1989 Tokyo | 1500m Freestyle | |
Julie Maree McDonald (born March 14, 1970) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle, swimming at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course Swimming event first held in 1985. The second edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m event was held in 1987 in Brisbane Australia, from August 13 The second edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m event was held in 1987 in Brisbane Australia, from August 13 The third edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m event was held in 1989 in Tokyo Japan from August 17 to Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in She was often considered to be an outspoken and controversial swimmer, who switched to distance freestyle after starting as backstroker.
Her first international achievement was her debut at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where she claimed a silver in the 800m freestyle, and the following year, she claimed gold and silver in the 800m and 400m freestyle events at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, setting a Commonwealth 800M record of 8min 23. The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course Swimming event first held in 1985. 18, and defeating World Record holder Janet Evans (USA) . She came to the 1988 Seoul Olympics as one of the fancied competitors in the 800m freestyle, and claimed the bronze medal, behind the United States' Janet Evans, and East Germany's Astrid Strauss. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Janet Elizabeth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a American competitive Swimmer. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Astrid Strauss or rarely Strauß (born December 24, 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle Swimmer from East Germany
McDonald was the subject of controversy at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland when she apparently showed disdain at the selection of fellow distance swimmer, the flame-haired Janelle Elford. The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990 The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country McDonald was quoted as saying I thought a typical Aussie had blonde hair, blue eyes and a tan . . . I feel snubbed and unrecognized. After all I've got an Olympic bronze and hold the Commonwealth record. She later claimed to have been misquoted. McDonald proceeded to gold and silver in the 800m and 400m events, finishing one position ahead of Elford in both cases. She also claimed a gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay alongside Elford.
The Queensland swimmer finally got her recognition, when she was named as the Australian swimming captain for the 1991 World Championships in Perth. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. After failing to qualify for either the 400m or 800m freestyle final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she retired, but made a comeback in 1995 in an unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
External links
- Swimming Australia profile for Julie McDonald
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