- Terri Stickles
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername=Terri Lee Stickles
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fullname = Terri Lee Stickles
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nationality = USA
strokes =freestyle swimming
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birthdate = birth date and age|1946|5|11
place =San Mateo, California ,United States
height =convert|5|ft|10|in|m|2|abbr=on|lk=on
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medaltemplates=Terri Lee Stickles (born
May 11 ,1946 inSan Mateo, California ) was an American Olympic swimmer. She won abronze medal for the women's 400-meterfreestyle swimming at the1964 Summer Olympics inTokyo .“I was very happy to win bronze,” Strunck said. “Just making it to the Olympics was a dream come true for me.”
She was a member of the [http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org Santa Clara Swim Club] , notable for producing Olympic swimmers such as
Donna de Varona andMark Spitz . She trained with swimming coachGeorge Haines .Her brother, Edward "Ted" Stickles, was also a swimmer and is an inductee in the
International Swimming Hall of Fame . Unfortunately, he developedtendonitis in his elbow and missed making the 1964 Olympic team. They would have been the first brother and sister to make an Olympic team.Stickles was married to long-distance runner
Álvaro Mejía (athlete) . Stickles brought Mejía to theSan Francisco Bay Area in 1969. They met inCali, Colombia , where Terri was aPeace Corps volunteer.Terri Stickles Strunk is now retired and living in
Calaveras County, California . She is afused glass artist.References
* [http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/articles/2008/08/11/sports/sports01.txt Calaveras Enterprise]
* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1073743/2/index.htm Sports Illustrated]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STICKTER01 Olympics database]
* [http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/11282.asp Swimming World Magazine]
* [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/95/95estickles.html ISHOF]
* [http://alumni.santaclaraswimclub.org/archives/champs.htm Santa Clara Swim Club]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/terri-lee-stickles-1.html Sports Reference]
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