Type | Competed in Olympic Games, IOC member |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Kirsty Leigh•Coventry (-Seward) |
Used name | Kirsty•Coventry |
Born | 16 September 1983 in Harare (ZIM) |
Measurements | 176 cm / 64 kg |
Affiliations | Auburn Tigers, Auburn, Alabama (USA) / Texas Longhorns, Austin (USA) |
NOC | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry is Zimbabwe’s top Olympian, having won seven of the country’s eight Olympic medals to date. One of the world’s top backstroke and medley swimmers, she won three medals in the 2004 Olympics, including a gold in the 200 m backstroke. She retained that title in 2008, and has added four silver and one bronze medal to her tally. Coventry has also won three long course world titles, winning the 100 and 200 m backstroke in 2005 and her specialty event, the 200 m backstroke in 2009. At the 2008 short course World Championships, she triumphed in four events.
Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
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2008 Summer Olympics | 10 August 2008 | Swimming (Aquatics) | 100 metres Backstroke, Women | Round One, Heat Seven | 59.00 | 1 |
2008 Summer Olympics | 11 August 2008 | Swimming (Aquatics) | 100 metres Backstroke, Women | Semi-Finals, Heat Two | 58.77 WR | 1 |
2008 Summer Olympics | 12 August 2008 | Swimming (Aquatics) | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 2:09.53 | 1 |
2008 Summer Olympics | 14 August 2008 | Swimming (Aquatics) | 200 metres Backstroke, Women | Round One, Heat Four | 2:06.76 | 1 |
2008 Summer Olympics | 16 August 2008 | Swimming (Aquatics) | 200 metres Backstroke, Women | Final | 2:05.24 WR | 1 |
Role | Organization | Tenure | NOC | As | |
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Athlete | International Olympic Committee | 2013— | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry |
Games | Role | NOC | As | |
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2008 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry | |
2012 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry | |
2016 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry | |
2016 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony | ![]() |
Kirsty Coventry |