Shannon Smith (born September 28, 1961) is a former 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 Canada as a 14-year-old at the
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
, Quebec. She won a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the
women's 400-metre freestyle with a time 4:14.60, coming behind East German
Petra Thumer (4:09.89) and American
Shirley Babashoff
Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her c ...
(4:10.46). Smith also competed in the
Women's 800-metre freestyle, finishing sixth in the event final and clocking a time of 8:48.15.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Women's events
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
200 ...
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1961 births
Living people
Canadian female freestyle swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Olympic swimmers for Canada
Swimmers from Vancouver
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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