Full name Sharon Lynn Wichman Club Club Olympia Weight 60 kg Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.75 m | Sport Swimming Role Olympic athlete National team United States Name Sharon Wichman | |
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Born May 13, 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-05-13 ) Detroit, Michigan Education R. Nelson Snider High School Olympic medals Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke | ||
Sharon Lynn Wichman (born May 13, 1952), also known her married name Sharon Jones, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion.
She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, having qualified to compete in both breaststroke events. Wichman received a gold medal for winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke (2:44.4), beating Đurđica Bjedov of Yugoslavia by two seconds. She also received a bronze medal for her third place in the women's 100-meter breaststroke (1:16.1), finishing behind Bjedov (1:15.8) and Soviet swimmer Galina Prozumenshchikova (1:15.9).
Wichman was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated in 1970 from R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married David Jones in 1973, and lives in nearby Churubusco, Indiana. She has two sons.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.