Cynthia Goyette

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FullnameCynthia Lee Goyette
Nationalteam United States
Born (1946-08-13) August 13, 1946 (age 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Cynthia Goyette
Personal information
Full nameCynthia Lee Goyette
National team United States
Born (1946-08-13) August 13, 1946 (age 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubGolden Lion Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 Tokyo4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1963 São Paulo4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1967 Winnipeg100 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1967 Tokyo200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1967 Tokyo4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1967 Tokyo100 m breaststroke

Cynthia Lee Goyette (born August 13, 1946), also known by her married name Cynthia McCulloch, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] She won a gold medal for swimming the breaststroke leg for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4 × 100-metre medley relay.[1][2] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:33.9 in the event final; Goyette's teammates included Cathy Ferguson (backstroke), Sharon Stouder (butterfly), and Kathy Ellis (freestyle).[1][3]

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