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Rebecca Adlington was born on 17 February 1989 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where she attended The Brunts School. [4] In 2009, she was one of 94 from "the world of aquatics" to benefit from the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence award (AASE), intended to recognise potential elite athletes with the opportunity for integrated academic achievement whilst continuing with training for ...
Weight Name Nation Date Record 48 kg Clean and Jerk 117.0 kg Chen Xiexia China (CHN) 2008-08-09: OR Total 212.0 kg Chen Xiexia China (CHN) 2008-08-09: OR 53 kg Clean and Jerk 126.0 kg Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand (THA) 2008-08-10: OR 58 kg Clean and Jerk 138.0 kg Chen Yanqing China (CHN) 2008-08-11: OR Total 244.0 kg
Rebecca Adlington became Great Britain's first female gold medalist in swimming in 48 years. [2] She posted an outside-record time of 4:03.22 to pip U.S. swimmer Katie Hoff in the final 5 metres after a 1.46-second deficit, with one length to go. Hoff added a silver to her hardware from the 400 m individual medley just a day earlier, in 4:03.29.
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The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14 and 16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington broke one of the oldest world records in the book to claim a second Olympic gold, following her first triumph in the 400 m freestyle.
Adlington, 34, thanked her husband Andy Parsons for his “selfless support, love, and help”.
The most successful swimmer was Rebecca Adlington who won two gold medals. Her 400 m freestyle success was Britain's first Olympic swimming title since 1988, and the first swimming gold by a British woman since 1960. Her second gold, in the 800 m freestyle, meant she also equalled the best performance by a British woman, from any sport, at the ...