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Carolyn Waldo

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Carolyn Waldo
OC
Personal information
Full name Carolyn Jane Waldo
Nationality   Canada
Born ( 1964-12-11 ) December 11, 1964 (age 59)
Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronised swimming
Club Calgary Aquabelles
Medal record
Synchronised swimming
Representing   Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Women's duet
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Synchronized swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women’s solo
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women’s solo
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Women's duet
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Women's solo
FINA World Aquatics Championships 
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Solo
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Duet
Gold medal – first place 1986 madrid Team

Carolyn Jane Waldo , OC (born December 11, 1964, in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian former synchronized swimmer and broadcaster. [1]

Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo with Michelle Cameron , Waldo experienced tremendous success in international competition. As part of the duo with Cameron, Waldo won a golden medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . Waldo won at the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1985 FINA World Cup, 1986 Spanish Open, 1986 Commonwealth Games , 1986 World Championships, 1987 Pan Pacific Championships and the 1987 FINA World Cup. Waldo won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . Waldo won the Olympic title in the solo and duo competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea , making her the Canadian female to win two gold medals at one Olympic Games. [2]

An Officer of the Order of Canada , a four-time winner of the Velma Springstead Trophy , Waldo retired in 1988 and worked as a sportscaster for the television station CJOH in Ottawa , Ontario , until being laid off on November 17, 2015.

During her competitive career, she was sponsored by Sears Canada . [3] [4]

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Carolyn Waldo" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 17, 2020 . Retrieved November 7, 2014 .
  2. ^ DODDS, TRACY (September 30, 1988). "THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 14 : Synchronized Swimming : Ruiz-Conforto Second as Waldo Takes Gold" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 25, 2017 .
  3. ^ "Double gold Olympics champ Carolyn Waldo; at centre" . Getty Images . October 27, 1988 . Retrieved April 19, 2023 .
  4. ^ "Double Gold Olympics Champion Carolyn Waldo" . Getty Images . Retrieved April 19, 2023 .

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