Lenore Kight
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Lenore M. Kight (September 26, 1911 – February 9, 2000) was an American
swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
and 1936 Summer Olympics
.
In the 1932 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event. Four years later she won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle event. She was born in Frostburg, Maryland
, and died in Cincinnati, Ohio
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
and 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In the 1932 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event. Four years later she won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle event. She was born in Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg, Maryland
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census...
, and died in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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External links
- "Sport: Daughters' Girl" Time magazine 6 August 1934
- "Athletes: Lenore Kight" Photograph in the February 1934 issue of Vanity Fair
- "Holds 7 world's records in speed swimming" Lenore Kight Wingard in a Camel cigarette advertisement, Life magazine 19 July 1937, back cover