| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | 200m Individual Medley | |
Michelle Pearson (born April 22, 1964), was an Australian medley and freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200m individual medley at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Medley is a combination of four different Swimming styles into one race Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Her versatility saw her qualify for four finals.
Pearson made her international debut at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, where she finalled in both the 200m and 400m individual medleys, finishing seventh and fifth respectively. The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton Alberta, Canada from 3 August-12 1978 Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where she was eliminated in the heats of the 100m freestyle. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of She was a part of the 4x100m freestyle relay team along with Lisa Curry, Rosemary Brown and Karen van de Graaf, which placed fifth in the final. Lisa Gaye Curry-Kenny AO MBE (born 15 May 1962 known before her marriage as Lisa Curry) is a former Australian Swimmer and is an
In 1981, Pearson became one of the first athletes in Australia to attend the newly established Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete Pearson attend the AIS until 1986 and was named AIS Athlete of the Year in 1985.
At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Pearson collected her first international medals, winning silver and bronze in the 400m and 200m individual medley respectively. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Curry won both events.
Pearson had a good preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics, after winning two events at the American Championships as a guest competitor. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the 200m individual medley, she trailed home the American duo of Tracy Caulkins and Nancy Hogshead, edging out Curry by 0. Tracy Ann Caulkins (born January 11, 1963) is a former three time gold medal winning swimmer from the United States. Nancy Hogshead-Makar won four medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics 83s to claim the bronze medal. Pearson narrowly missed a second silver in the 200m freestyle, finishing in a time of 1m 59. 79s, just 0. 1s slower than the bronze medallist Annemarie Verstappen of The Netherlands. Anna Maria ("Annemarie" Theodora Petra Verstappen (born October 3, 1965 in Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant) is a former freestyle The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands She also finished fifth in the 100m freestyle, which was won by Hogshead. She combined with Curry, Angela Russell and Anna McVann to finish fourth in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Angela Russell (born March 14, 1975) is the co-anchor of KYW-TV in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Pearson's form began to dip after the Olympics. Her only medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh was a gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. 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.
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
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