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Melissa Belote

Personal information

Full name

Melissa Louise Belote

Nationality

United States

Stroke(s)

Backstroke

Date of birth

October 16, 1956 (age 53)

Place of birth

Washington

Medal record

Women’s swimming
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1972 Munich	100 m backstroke
Gold	1972 Munich	200 m backstroke
Gold	1972 Munich	4x100 m medley relay
World Championships
Gold	1973 Belgrad	200 m backstroke
Silver	1973 Belgrad	100 m backstroke
Silver	1973 Belgrad	4x100 m medley relay

Melissa Louise Belote (born October 16, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is an Olympic and former World Record holding backstroke swimmer from the United States. She swam for her native country at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

At 15-years-old at the '72 Games, she won three gold medals; one of these came in the 100m backstroke where Belote defeated her American teammate and record holder Susan Atwood. In the 200m Backstroke, Belote set a World Record (2:19.19), and would go on to hold the World Record from 1972-74.

She retired from the sport in 1979. Four years later she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.^[1]

References

^ Belote's entry on the International Swimming Hall of Fame website.

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Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke

1968: Lillian Watson \| 1972: Melissa Belote \| 1976: Ulrike Richter \| 1980: Rica Reinisch \| 1984: Jolanda de Rover \| 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi \| 2000: Diana Mocanu \| 2004: Kirsty Coventry \| 2008: Kirsty Coventry

Olympic Champions in Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1960: USA (Burke, Kempner, Schuler, von Saltza) | 1964: USA (Ferguson, Goyette, Stouder, Ellis) | 1968: USA (Hall, Ball, Daniel, Pedersen) | 1972: USA (Belote, Carr, Deardurff, Neilson) | 1976: GDR (Richter, Anke, Ender, Pollack) | 1980: GDR (Reinisch, Geweniger, Pollack, Metschuck) | 1984: USA (Andrews, Caulkins, Meagher, Hogshead) | 1988: GDR (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Meißner) | 1992: USA (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson) | 1996: USA (Botsford, Beard, Martino, Van Dyken) | 2000: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Torres) | 2004: AUS (Rooney, Jones, Thomas, Henry) | 2008: AUS (Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Trickett)

World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke

1973: Melissa Belote (USA) • 1975: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1978: Linda Jezek (USA) • 1982: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1986: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1994: Chihong He (CHN) • 1998: Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) • 2001: Diana Mocanu (ROM) • 2003: Katy Sexton (GBR) • 2005: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) • 2007: Margaret Hoelzer (USA) • 2009: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)

v • d • e 1976 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Jim Babashoff • Joe Bottom • Mike Bruner • Rick Colella • Casey Converse • Lawrence Dowler • Billy Forrester • Bruce Furniss • Steve Furniss • Brian Goodell • Steven Gregg • Bobby Hackett • Gary Hall, Sr. • Daniel Harrigan • Paul Hartloff • John Hencken • Bob Jackson • Charles Keating • Tim McKee • Jim Montgomery • John Naber • Douglas Northway • Peter Rocca • Tim Shaw • Rodney Strachan • Matt Vogel • Chris Woo

Women's Team	Shirley Babashoff • Melissa Belote • Wendy Boglioli • Brenda Borgh • Lelei Fonoimoana • Maryanne Graham • Jeanne Haney • Janis Hape • Kathy Heddy • Jennifer Hooker • Linda Jezek • Nicole Kramer • Renee Laravie • Renee MaGee • Marcia Morey • Kim Peyton • Laurie Siering • Miriam Smith • Jill Sterkel • Karen Thornton • Tauna Vandewghe • Wendy Weinberg • Donnalee Wennerstrom • Camille Wright

Staff	John Bogert • Doc Counsilman • Lawrence Dowler • Frank Elm • Carolyn Finneran • Don Gambril • George Haines • Jim Montrella • Jack Nelson • Charlotte Piper • Albert Schoenfield

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