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FACTBOX-Olympics-Swimming-Gold medallist Rebecca Soni

Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:11pm EDT
 
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Factbox on Rebecca Soni (U.S.) who won the
Olympic gold medal in the 200m breaststroke on Friday.
 Age: 21 (date of birth: Mar 18, 1987)
 Place of birth: Freehold, NJ, United States.
 Career achievements:
 Fourth place, 2006 World Championships, 200m breaststroke
 Previous Olympic results:
 Soni made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Games in Beijing
 In 2006 Soni underwent a heart procedure called a cardiac
ablation to correct an irregular heartbeat. She speaks
Hungarian and lists skateboarding, scrapbooking and reading
among her hobbies. Her sister, Rita, swims for Texas A&M
University.
 (Compiled by Neil Maidment; Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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