Sandra Neilson
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Gold | Munich 1972 | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Gold | Munich 1972 | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
Sandra ("Sandy") Lynn Neilson (born March 20, 1956 in Burbank, California) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a sixteen-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. One of those golden medals came in the 100m Freestyle, where Neilson defeated hot favorites Shane Gould from Australia, and her teammate Shirley Babashoff. In 1986 she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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| Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle |
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| 1912: Fanny Durack | 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1924: Ethel Lackie | 1928: Albina Osipowich | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Greta Andersen | 1952: Katalin Szöke | 1956: Dawn Fraser | 1960: Dawn Fraser | 1964: Dawn Fraser | 1968: Jan Henne | 1972: Sandra Neilson | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Nancy Hogshead-Carrie Steinseifer | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Yong Zhuang | 1996: Jingyi Le | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Jodie Henry |
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