Sharon Hambrook (born March 28, 1963) is a

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former world champion and Olympic medalist in

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

Career

Hambrook trained with the Calgary Aquabelles. She won a gold medal with her partner

Kelly Kryczka Kelly Kryczka (born July 8, 1961) is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming, world champion and Olympic medalist. Career Kelly Kryczka began synchronized swimming at the Calgary Glencoe Club and then moved on to train with the Calgary Aq ...

in the women's duet at the

1982 World Aquatics Championships The 4th FINA World Aquatics Championships took place from July 29-August 8, 1982, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They featured 848 athletes, competing in four Aquatics disciplines: *Diving - 4 events (2 male, 2 female); *Swimming - 29 events (15 male, 14 ...

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as well as a gold medal in the team event. She received a silver medal in the women's solo at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

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. Her most notable success was a silver medal in the women's duet with

at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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,"1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Synchronized Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 26, 2008) the first year that the sport was recognized by the Olympics.

Honours

Sharon Hambrook was inducted into the

Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honour roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes, teams, coaches, and builders (officials, administrators, and volunteers). It was established in 1949. Selections are made by a committee appointed by the Canad ...

in 1996, and was inducted into the

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ...

in 1988.

References

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Canadian Olympic Hall of FameAlberta Sports Hall of Fame
* 1963 births Living people Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees Canadian synchronized swimmers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Swimmers from Calgary Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub