Martha Randall
Randall at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Martha Irene Randall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1948-06-12) June 12, 1948 (age 76) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vesper Boat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martha Irene Randall (born June 12, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Early swimming
Randall was Coached by Mary Freeman at Philadelphia's Vespar Boat Club Swim team, where she did much of her early training.[1] In July, 1963 at the Eastern Championships in Philadelphia, she set AAU Middle Atlantic District records in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:16.3, and the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 5:31.2.[2]
1964 Olympic 400-meter medley bronze
As a 16-year-old, Randall competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing in 5:24.2.[3] The U.S. women's team swept the 400-meter event with Randall's fellow American teammates, Donna de Varona and Sharon Finneran, who finished first and second.[4]
Randall helped set a new world-record time of 4:34.6 in the 4×100-meter medley relay as a member of a U.S. team that included Cathy Ferguson, Cynthia Goyette, and Kathy Ellis on September 28, 1964. The record was broken twenty days later by another U.S. team at the 1964 Olympics.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women).
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle.
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay.
References
- ^ "Brien, Taylor, Lessons with the Legends: Mary Freeman". Swimming World. 4 December 2017.
- ^ "3 World Marks Set in Swim by Robie, Two Girls", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1963, pg. 76
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Martha Randall. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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