FACTBOX-Olympics-Swimming-Gold medallist Kirsty Coventry

Aug 16 (Reuters) - Factbox on swimmer Kirsty Coventry
(Zimbabwe) who the Olympic gold medal in the 200m backstroke on
Saturday.

Age: 24 (date of birth: Sept 19, 1983)

Place of birth: Harare, Zimbabwe

2008 Olympic results:

One gold medal (200m backstroke)

Three silver medals (400m individual medley, 100m
backstroke and 200m individual medley)

Career achievements:

Two gold medals at 2005 World Championships (100m and 200m
backstroke)

Two silver medals at 2007 World Championships (200m
backstroke and 200m individual medley)

Two silver medals at 2005 World Championships (200m and
400m individual medley)

Previous Olympic result:

One gold medal at 2004 Olympics (200m backstroke)

One silver medal at 2004 Olympics (100m backstroke)

One bronze medal at 2004 Olympics (200m individual medley)

Coventry set a world record time in winning gold in
Beijing. After winning three medals in Athens she was greeted
at Harare's main airport by beating drums and tribal dancers
along with hundreds of chanting fans waving banners. Many new
babies were named Kirsty, with the middle name Coventry, in her
honour while others were even called "Goldmedal" or
"Threemedals."
(Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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