Lenore M. Kight (September 26, 1911 – February 9, 2000
), later known by her married name Lenore Wingard, was an American competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics.
[databaseOlympics.com, Athletes]
Lenore Kight-Wingard
Retrieved October 8, 2012. At the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...
in Los Angeles, she won a silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle event. Four years later at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
in Berlin, she won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle event. During her amateur career Kight set 7 world and 24 national records, and won 23 national swimming titles.
[ In 1937 she turned professional and won the long-distance race at the Toronto Canadian Exhibition.][
After retiring from active competitions Kight worked as a swimming instructor.][ Lenore Kight-Wingard]
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com In 1981 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[ Lenore Kight (USA)]
– Honors Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
See also
* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
References
External links
"Sport: Daughters' Girl"
'' Time magazine'' 6 August 1934
"Athletes: Lenore Kight"
Photograph in the February 1934 issue of '' Vanity Fair''
"Holds 7 world's records in speed swimming"
Lenore Kight Wingard in a Camel cigarette advertisement, ''Life magazine
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'' 19 July 1937, back cover
1911 births
2000 deaths
American female freestyle swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
People from Frostburg, Maryland
Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
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