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Cathy Ferguson

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Cathy Ferguson
Ferguson in 1964
Personal information
Full nameCathy Jean Ferguson
National teamUnited States
Born (1949-07-22) July 22, 1949 (age 75)[1][2]
Stockton, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubLos Angeles Athletic Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke

Cathy Jean Ferguson (born July 22, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, where she received the gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter backstroke, and another gold as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.[3]

Cathy Ferguson was one of six world record holders in the 100m backstroke final at the 1964 Olympics. She proved to be the best of this distinguished field by taking the gold medal with a new record of 1:07.7. Having set a world record over 200m the previous month, she thus became the record holder at both backstroke distances. She also set two world records in the medley relay the second of these coming at the Tokyo Olympics where she was a member of the winning U.S. team. Ferguson was a student at Burbank High School in Burbank, California, when she became an Olympic champion.

Ferguson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cathy Ferguson". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cathy Ferguson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Swimming". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "Cathy Ferguson (USA) – 1978 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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