Ginny Duenkel

Virginia Ruth Fuldner (née Duenkel; born March 7, 1947), also known as Ginny Fuldner, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Ginny Duenkel
Personal information
Full nameVirginia Ruth Duenkel
Nickname(s)"Ginny"
National teamUnited States
Born (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947
Orange, New Jersey
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubSummit YMCA
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Duenkel medaled in two individual swimming events as a 17-year-old.[1] First, she won the women's 400-meter freestyle.[1] Then she received a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke.[1]

Duenkel was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1985.[2]

The "Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool", in her hometown of West Orange, New Jersey was named in her honor. She attended West Orange High School,[3] and then the University of Michigan. The "Chris and Ginny Fuldner Aquatic Center" in Monett, Missouri is named in honor of Ginny and her husband and her contributions to the sport of swimming in Monett.[4]

See also

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ginny Duenkel Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. "Virginia Duenkel (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. "World Mark Set By Rose in Swim," The New York Times, p. 16 (August 18, 1962).
  4. Wally Kennedy, "Monett woman recalls moment of triumph during 1964 Olympics," Joplin Globe (August 23, 2008). Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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