Lenore Kight
Kight (left) and Helene Madison at 1932 Olympics
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| Full name | Lenore M. Kight | |||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Born |
September 26, 1911 Frostburg, Maryland |
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| Died | February 9, 2000 (aged 88) Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Carnegie Library Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||
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Lenore M. Kight (September 26, 1911 – February 9, 2000), later known by her married name Lenore Wingard, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle event. Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle event. During her amateur career Kight set seven world and 24 national records, and won 23 national swimming titles. In 1937 she turned professional and won the long-distance race at the Toronto Canadian Exhibition.
After retiring from active competitions Kight worked as a swimming instructor. In 1981 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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