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Deborah Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952), also known by her married name Deborah Weber, is an American former competition swimmer, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. Meyer won the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle swimming races in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Debbie Meyer is an American swimmer who was the first woman to win gold medals in three individual swimming events in one Olympics. Meyer, who suffered from asthma in childhood, grew up near Sacramento, Calif. She trained under the U.S. Olympic coach Sherman Chavoor, who required his freestyle.
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Debbie Meyer became the first female swimmer to collect three individual gold medals at the same Games when she won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events at Mexico City 1968, a unique treble that has not been repeated since.
Mar 2, 2013 · 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...
Debbie Meyer's Olympic record is astonishing. She competed in only one Games – Mexico City 1968 – and was only 16 years old at the time. She retired from her sport when still a teenager, yet by then she had made an indelible mark on swimming.
With victories in the 200, 400, and 800 metre freestyles in 1968, Debbie Meyer of the United States became the first woman swimmer to win three individual gold medals at one Olympic Games.
