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Penelope "Penny" Heyns (Springs, 8 de noviembre de 1974) es una nadadora sudafricana, ganadora de dos medallas de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos. [1] Es la única mujer en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos en ganar los 100 y 200 metros braza, y la primera medallista de oro de Sudáfrica pos-apartheid.
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Penelope ("Penny") Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist ...
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- University of Nebraska, USA
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Hace 6 días · Penelope HEYNS. Team South Africa. Swimming. Olympic Medals. 2 G. 1 B. Games Participations 3. First Olympic Games Barcelona 1992. Year of Birth 1974. Olympic Results. Biography. The last gold medal won by South Africa prior to its boycott due to apartheid was won by Joan Harrison, in the women's 100 metre backstroke.
15 de ago. de 2021 · Penelope (Penny) Heyns achieved two gold medals in the pool for her country during the 1996 Olympic Games hosted in Atlanta, with wins in the 100 and 200m breaststroke events.
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Penelope Heyns is a swimmer who has competed for South Africa. She competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Heyns was the youngest member of the South African team, aged 17, when her country returned to the Games from its apartheid ban in 1992.
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Penelope HEYNS. Natación. Penny Heyns: la doble medallista olímpica de Sudáfrica. En Atlanta 1996, Heyns se convirtió en la primera medallista de oro sudafricana, pos-apartheid, tras ganar los 100 y 200 metros braza.
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The last gold medal won by South Africa prior to its boycott due to apartheid was won by Joan Harrison, in the women’s 100 metre backstroke.Almost 44 years later to the day, Penny Heyns succeed her compatriot, winning the 100 breaststroke and, two days later, the 200 breaststroke, also bettering the world record in the heats of the 100.
