Aug 16 (Reuters) - Factbox on swimmer Rebecca Adlington
(Britain) who won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 800m
freestyle on Saturday.
Age: 19 (date of birth: Feb 17, 1989)
Place of birth: Mansfield, Britain
2008 Olympic results:
Two gold medals (400m and 800m freestyle)
Career achievements:
Silver medallist, 2006 European Championships (800m
freestyle)
Gold medallist, 2008 World Short Course Championships (800m
freestyle)
Adlington broke swimming's oldest world record - American
Janet Evans's 1989 mark - to win the women's 800 metres
freestyle. It was her second gold in a week after winning
Britain's first Olympic women's swimming title in nearly half a
century in the 400 freestyle on Monday.
As a 15-year-old she was invited to attend Britain's
holding camp ahead of the 2004 Olympics to gain experience and
act as Rebecca Cooke's training partner.
(Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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