Melissa Gorman

Melissa Gorman

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Ann Gorman
Nationality	Australia
Born	11 December 1985 (1985-12-11) (age 25) Sydney, Australia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton Swimming Club
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  Australia World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 5 km open water Silver 2011 Shanghai 5 km Team World Championships (SC) Bronze 2004 Indianapolis 800 m freestyle World Open Water Championships Bronze 2010 Roberval 10 km open water Commonwealth Games Silver 2006 Melbourne 800 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Delhi 800 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2010 Irvine 1500 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Irvine 10 km open water

Melissa Anne Gorman ^[1] (born 11 December 1985 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian long distance swimmer.

Career

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gorman won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle.^[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Gorman finished 15th in the Women's 10 km open water marathon and 17th in the 800 m freestyle.^[3]

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Gorman stunned Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko to win gold in the women's 5 km.^[4]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Gorman won a bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle.^[5]

External links

• Melissa Gorman bio – NBC Olympics
• Melissa Gorman bio from swimming.org.au

References

1. ^ "Results – Wednesday 6 October". BBC Sport. 2010-10-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/bbc_coverage/9038241.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
2. ^ "Cooke retains 800m freestyle gold". BBC News. 19 March 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/4821922.stm. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 
3. ^ "Newcomer Gorman 15th in open water swim". The West Australian. 20 August 2008. http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=18&ContentID=92811. Retrieved 22 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ ANDREW DAMPF (21 July 2009). "Aussie Gorman wins women's 5k open water at worlds". The Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hdnyBSNjSxACuIfQfp6Om1GCt9HQD99IPU600. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 
5. ^ "Gorman medals in 800m". ABC Grandstand Sport – Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games News. ABC. 7 October 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/07/3032544.htm?site=commonwealthgames/2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 

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Name	Gorman, Melissa
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Date of birth	11 December 1985
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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