Dawn Fraser
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Dawn Fraser is an Australian freestyle swimming legend and four-time Olympic gold medallist widely regarded as one of the greatest female swimmers in history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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Olympic athlete ⓘ freestyle swimmer ⓘ human ⓘ swimmer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Australian of the Year awards
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surface form:
Australian of the Year
International Swimming Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame ⓘ Order of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Member of the Order of Australia
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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| competedIn |
1956 Summer Olympics
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1960 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-09-04 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest female swimmers in history ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Fraser ⓘ |
| givenName | Dawn ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Australia national swimming team ⓘ |
| name | Dawn Fraser self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman to win the Olympic 100 m freestyle title three times
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set multiple world records in freestyle swimming ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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swimmer ⓘ swimming coach ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedalCount | 4 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedalCount | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | independent politician ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Independent member for Balmain in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| residence |
Sydney
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surface form:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | swimming ⓘ |
| swimmingStyle | freestyle ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal in 100 m freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Olympic gold medal in 100 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic gold medal in 100 m freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 400 m freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ Olympic silver medal in 4×100 m medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
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