Wendy Weinberg
Personal information
Full nameWendy Weinberg
National teamUnited States
Born (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958
Baltimore, Maryland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHomewood Aquatics Club
College teamUniversity of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 800 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1977 Sofia400 m freestyle
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Ramat Gan 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1977 Ramat Gan 100 m freestyle

Wendy Weinberg (now Wendy Weinberg Weil; born June 27, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist.[1]

Swimming career

1973 Maccabiah Games

At the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, as well as in the women's 200 m butterfly and the women's 400 m medley.[2][3][4] She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[5][6]

1973 Pan American Games

In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest.[1] That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47.[1]

She swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American.[7][8][9][10] She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, and a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University.[10][7]

1976 Olympic Bronze medal, 800m freestyle

One year after graduating from the Friends School of Baltimore,[11] Weinberg represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle for placing third (8:42.60), following East German Petra Thumer (8:37.14), and American teammate Shirley Babashoff (8:37.59).[1][12]

1977 Maccabiah games

At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel, Weinberg – who is Jewish[1][12][13][14] – won six gold medals and two silver medals.[15][16][17] Among her golds was a win in the 200 m freestyle (in 2:08.96), the 200 m butterfly, the 400 m freestyle, the 800 m freestyle,and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of (in 4:10.09).[18][19][16][20][21] Her silver medals were in the 100 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.[21][22][23]

Later life

She is a certified athletic trainer, and has a graduate certificate in physical therapy, which has been her primary career. A broken leg and shoulder injuries during her college years diversified her athletic pursuits to include raquetball, tennis, kayaking, and cycling.[24][25]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sweden's Gold Medal Twins Swim to 2 More at Maccabiah". The New York Times. July 14, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Suspends Fighting Doctor". The New York Times. July 13, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Swedish Star Wins 7th Gold". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ Swim Across America: Wendy Weinberg Weil
  6. ↑ "Frank R. Comfort".
  7. 1 2 "Olympic Moments: Wendy Weil - Washingtonian". July 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Wendy Weinberg Weil – Honor Athlete - Maryland Swimming".
  9. ↑ "Gold Medal-Winning U.Va. Student Lauren Perdue To Be Honored at Feb. 3 Game". UVA Today. January 18, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Wendy Weinberg Weil – Swim Across America
  11. ↑ "Small Idea Brings Huge Rewards", The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, pg. 37, 4 June 1991
  12. 1 2 Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  13. ↑ Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. ISBN 9780028659435. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Weinberg captures six gold medals, two silvers in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 19, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  16. 1 2 "Bergman Captures Third Gold Medal". July 16, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Sports in the United States". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  18. ↑ "U.S. Athletes Excel at Games in Israel". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  19. ↑ "U.S. Swimmers Again Dominate Tel Aviv Games". The New York Times. July 19, 1977.
  20. ↑ "x". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  21. 1 2 "Weinberg wins gold medal, silver in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 14, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  22. ↑ "U.S. Swimmers Star at Maccabiah Games". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  23. ↑ "Americans Excel in Maccabiah Games". The New York Times. July 18, 1977 – via NYTimes.com.
  24. ↑ Brown, Doug, "Weinberg: Politics Spoil Games", The Evening Sun, pg. 47, Baltimore, Maryland, 26 July 1984
  25. ↑ Worked as physical therapist in "Where are they Now", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, pg. 42, 4 July 2004
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