Aug 12 (Reuters) - Factbox on swimmer Natalie Coughlin (U.S)
who won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke
on Tuesday.
Age: 25 (date of birth: Aug 23, 1982)
Place of birth: Vallejo, Calf., United States
Career achievements:
Two gold medals at 2007 World Championships (100m
backstroke and 4x200 freestyle relay)
One gold medal at 2005 World Championships (4x200 freestyle
relay)
One gold medal at 2003 World Championships (4x200 freestyle
relay)
Two gold medals at 2001 World Championships (100m
backstroke, 4x200 freestyle relay)
Two silver medals at 2007 World Championships (4x100
freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay)
Two silver medals at 2005 World Championships (100m
freestyle and 4x100 medley relay)
One silver medal at 2003 World Championships (4x100 medley
relay)
One silver medal at 2001 World Championships (4x100 medley
relay)
One bronze medal at 2007 World Championships (100m
butterfly)
Two bronze medals at 2005 World Championships (100m
backstroke, 4x100 freestyle relay)
One bronze medal at 2001 World Championships (50m
backstroke)
Previous Olympic results:
Two gold medals at 2004 Olympics (100m backstroke and 4x200
freestyle relay)
Two silver medals at 2004 Olympics (4x100 freestyle relay
and 4x100 medley relay)
One bronze medal at 2004 Olympics in 100m freestyle
Coughlin had swimming lessons at the age of 10 months and
started competing when she was six-years-old. She worked as an
analyst for U.S. television station MSNBC during the 2006
Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
(Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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