Leslie Cliff (swimmer)

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Leslie Cliff
Personal information
Full nameLeslie G. Cliff
National teamCanada
Born (1955-03-11) March 11, 1955 (age 69)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
ClubCanadian Dolphin Swim Club
College teamArizona State University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 400 m medley
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 400 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle

Leslie G. Cliff, OC (born March 11, 1955), later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.

Swimming career[edit]

She competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended York House School. As a 17-year-old, she won the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[1]

Despite being Canadian she won the 'Open' ASA National British Championships over 400 metres freestyle, [3] the 800 metres freestyle title [4] and both the 200 metres medley title and 400 metres medley title in 1974.[5][6]

In 1971, Cliff was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[7] She was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1997.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame citation".
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Cliff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
  4. ^ Fox, Norman (July 19, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Brinkley's lone salvage operation." Times, 19 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
  5. ^ ""Nine new faces and a strong Scots accent." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". The Times. July 22, 1974. p. 8.
  6. ^ Fox, Norman (July 20, 1974). "Fox, Norman. "Vienna, city of Wilkie's dreams." Times, 20 July 1974, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Order of Canada citation".
  8. ^ "Leslie Cliff Named an Honorary CA". Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.

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