With victories in the 200m, 400m, and 800m freestyles at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968, Debbie Meyer of the United States became the first woman swimmer to win three individual gold medals at one Olympic Games. She won each event by a large margin and achieved her unique Olympic treble despite the fact that she was handicapped by a severe upset stomach in Mexico City. Between 1967 and 1970 she set 15 world records, one at 200m, five at 400m, five at 800m, and four at 1,500m. Her other titles included the Pan-American Championships in 1967 at both 400m and 800m, and the AAU 400m and 1,500m each year from 1967-70, and the AAU 400m individual medley in 1969. She retired after the 1970 season, only 18 years old, and was felt not to have approached her true potential as a distance swimmer.

Name:
MEYER, Deborah
Other names:
MEYER, Debbie
Born:
14 August 1952
Birthplace:
Haddonfield (United States)
Nationality:
United States

Olympic Games:
Gold: 3
Pan American Games:
Gold: 2 ('67)

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