Mandy Nicole Maywood,
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(born 1974) is an Australian visually impaired Paralympic swimmer. At the
1988 Seoul Games, she won a silver medal in the Women's 50 m Breaststroke B3 event, and two bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 and Women's 200 m Breaststroke B3 events.
At the
1992 Barcelona Games
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 event, for which she received a
Medal of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Go ...
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and a bronze medal in the Women's 200 m Breaststroke B1–3 event.
In 2000, she received an
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal is an award given to recognise achievements in Australian sport to commemorate Australian participation in major sporting events. Original recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, offi ...
.
References
Female Paralympic swimmers for Australia
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
Australian blind people
Paralympic swimmers with a vision impairment
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
1974 births
Living people
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Australian female breaststroke swimmers
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
20th-century Australian women
21st-century Australian women
Place of birth missing (living people)
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