Helene Madison was an American competitive swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and set numerous world records in freestyle events; in 1931 she became the first athlete named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.
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Career HighlightWon three gold medals in swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and broke sixteen world records in a sixteen-month span in 1930 and 1931. 1 Classification
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How many Olympic gold medals did Helene Madison win in 1932?
Three, after breaking sixteen world records the year before.
Helene Madison won three gold medals in swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and broke sixteen world records in a sixteen-month span in 1930 and 1931. In 1931 she became the first athlete named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.
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Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.
Lead sentence, birth year
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.
Lead sentence, nationality
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.
Lead paragraph, career highlight
In a sixteen-month period in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in various distances.
Lead sentence, death date
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.
Lead sentence, death year
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder.
Introduction
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer.
Competed In: 1932 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
Madison won three gold medals in freestyle events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete at the 1932 Olympics: women's 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
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