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Jill Sterkel

Full name: Gillian "Jill" Sterkel
Nickname(s): Jill Ann
Gender: Female
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
Born: May 27, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States
Affiliations: Texas Longhorns, Austin (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Swimming

Medals: 2 Gold, 2 Bronze (4 Total)

Biography

At the 1975 Pan-American Games, Jill Sterkel won a gold medal in the relay and a silver in the individual 100m freestyle. At the 1976 Olympics she again won a relay gold, but fared less well in the individual freestyle events, placing seventh in the 100m final and losing out in the heats of the 200m free. Jill Sterkel won her only individual AAU title when she won the outdoor 100m freestyle in 1976, but she led her club to the AAU freestyle relay title, both indoors and out, that year. Sterkel swam for the El Monte AC with the same coach, Don LaMont, who trained Sandy Neilson.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming Women's 100 metres Freestyle United States USA 7
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming Women's 200 metres Freestyle United States USA 2 h6 r1/2
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay United States USA 1 Gold
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Swimming Women's 50 metres Freestyle United States USA 3T Bronze
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay United States USA 3 Bronze

Women's 50 metres Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Swimming United States Final 3T 25.71
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Swimming United States Round One Heat Seven 3 QU 26.02

Women's 100 metres Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States Final 7 57.06
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States Semi-Finals Heat One 3 QU 57.19
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States Round One Heat Three 1 QU 57.41

Women's 200 metres Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States Round One Heat Six 2 2:03.94

Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T IST CTAS
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States USA Final 1 WR 3:44.82 55.78 2:48.54
1976 Summer 15 Montréal Swimming United States USA Round One Heat One 1 QU/OR 3:50.27 57.31 57.31
1984 Summer 23 Los Angeles Swimming United States USA Round One Heat Two 1 QU 3:43.56 55.42 1:52.30
1988 Summer 27 Seoul Swimming United States USA Round One Heat Two 2 QU 3:45.10 56.07 2:50.04