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'''Michelle Helen Cameron''' (born 10 April 1980) is a retired South African [[rhythmic gymnast]].
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'''Michelle A. Cameron-Coulter''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born December 28, 1962, in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]) is a retired Canadian Olympic [[synchronised swimming|synchronized swimmer]], and former world champion.


== Biography ==
==Career==
Cameron began synchronized swimming at age 13,<ref name=hall /> and she joined the Calgary Aquabelles in 1976.<ref name=life>{{cite web|last1=Blendz|first1=Marketing|title=Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Michelle Cameron Coulter|url=http://www.ottawalife.com/article/canada-s-sports-hall-of-fame-profile-michelle-cameron-coulter|website=Ottawa Life Magazine|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> In 1985 she was paired with swimming partner [[Carolyn Waldo]].<ref name=life />


The pair found great success, winning most major duet competitions including the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1986 Commonwealth Games,<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/team_results.asp|website=www.thecgf.com|access-date=25 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 1986 World Aquatics Championships<ref>{{cite web|title=World Swimming Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimwc.htm|website=www.gbrathletics.com|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> and the 1987 Pan Pacific Championships.<ref name="life" /> Cameron's most notable achievement is earning a gold medal in the [[Synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's duet|women's duet]] event at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wall|first1=Karen L.|title=Game Plan: A Social History of Sport in Alberta|date=19 October 2012|publisher=University of Alberta|isbn=9780888645944|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BkfAbhThBkC&q=1988+olympics+synchronized+swimming+duet+Cameron+waldo&pg=PA166|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> She was the first person from the province of [[Alberta]] to win an [[Olympic medal|Olympic gold medal]].<ref name="stars">{{cite web|title=Silver Stars: Michelle Cameron Coulter|url=http://impactmagazine.ca/news-views/first-impact/silver-stars-michelle-cameron-coulter/|website=IMPACT Magazine|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en-ca|date=1 September 2015}}</ref>
Michelle debuted at the [[1994 African rhythmic gymnastics Championships|1994 African Championships]] where she won bronze in the All-Around and gold with hoop and ball. In 1995 she won gold in the All-Around as well as with ball, clubs and ribbon at the [[African Games]] in [[Harare]].<ref name="uagym" />


==Honours==
She won All-Around gold also at the [[1996 African rhythmic gymnastics Championships|1996 African Championships]] in [[Walvis Bay]] and the [[1998 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|1998 edition]].<ref name="uagym" /> At the [[1999 African Games]], she was a gold medalist in the All-Around, a team silver medalist and a bronze medalist in the first individual All-Around. At national level she was crowned national individual champion in 1996, 1998 and 1999.<ref name="uagym" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=National ALL AROUND Champions 1999 |url=https://www.gymmedia.com/AG/events99/nch99_overview.htm |access-date=11 mai 2024 |website=gymmedia.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 1988, she was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=General|first1=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|title=The Governor General of Canada|url=https://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=2518&t=12&ln=Cameron|website=gg.ca|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 1991, she was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada's Sports Hall of Fame {{!}} Stories|url=http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=141&catID=all|website=www.sportshall.ca|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> In 2000, she was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]].<ref name=hall>{{cite web|title=ISHOF.org {{!}} MICHELLE CAMERON (CAN)|url=http://www.ishof.org/michelle-cameron-(can).html|website=ISHOF.org|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
Michelle retired in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 septembre 2001 |title=Van Rensburg tops in rhythmic gymnastics |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/van-rensburg-tops-in-rhythmic-gymnastics-499479 |access-date=11 mai 2024 |website=iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref>She became a coach in 2001, working at the Tuks Rhythmic Gymnastics Club and the South African national team. In 1998 she graduated in dance from the National School of the Arts, and obtained a Bachelor of Science in medicine in 2004 from the [[University of Pretoria]].
* [[List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame]]


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* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-41-1344-8129/sports/olympics_summer/ CBC Archives: 1988 Seoul: Carolyn Waldo & Michelle Cameron]
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Michelle Cameron
CM
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1962-12-28) December 28, 1962 (age 61)
Calgary, Alberta
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
ClubCalgary Aquabelles
Medal record
Synchronised swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Women's duet
World Aquatics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Women's duet
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Women's duet
Updated on 22 May 2017

Michelle A. Cameron-Coulter, CM (born December 28, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian Olympic synchronized swimmer, and former world champion.

Career

Cameron began synchronized swimming at age 13,[1] and she joined the Calgary Aquabelles in 1976.[2] In 1985 she was paired with swimming partner Carolyn Waldo.[2]

The pair found great success, winning most major duet competitions including the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1986 Commonwealth Games,[3] 1986 World Aquatics Championships[4] and the 1987 Pan Pacific Championships.[2] Cameron's most notable achievement is earning a gold medal in the women's duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[5] She was the first person from the province of Alberta to win an Olympic gold medal.[6]

Honours

In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[7] In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[8] In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ISHOF.org | MICHELLE CAMERON (CAN)". ISHOF.org. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Blendz, Marketing. "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Profile: Michelle Cameron Coulter". Ottawa Life Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ Wall, Karen L. (19 October 2012). Game Plan: A Social History of Sport in Alberta. University of Alberta. ISBN 9780888645944. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Silver Stars: Michelle Cameron Coulter". IMPACT Magazine. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". gg.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Stories". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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