Jill Slattery
British swimmer (born 1945)
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Gillian "Jill" Slattery (born 25 May 1945) is a female retired British Swimmer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 25 May 1945 Sheffield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Attercliffe Swimming Club Sheffield City Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Slattery particiated in the 200 metres breaststroke.[2]
Slattery won a bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[3] She represented the England team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[5] where she reached the finals of both of the breaststroke events[6][7] and won a gold and silver medal respectively.[8]
A second Olympic appearance ensued at the 1968 Olympics Games in Mexico.[2]
At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards breaststroke title in 1964 and the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1967 and 1968.[9][10]
