Laura Gail Siering (born February 23, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with Linda Jezek (backstroke), Camille Wright (butterfly), and Shirley Babashoff (freestyle).[1][2] Siering also competed in the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke at the 1976 Olympics, but did not advance to the finals in either event.[1]
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| Full name | Laura Gail Siering | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Lauri" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 23, 1957 Pomona, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Modesto Racquet Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lauri Siering. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Siering". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- Lauri Siering at World Aquatics
- Lauri Siering at Olympedia
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