海伦•麦迪逊 Helene Madison （游泳 美国）
Los Angeles, August 1932: Americans Helene MADISON - gold medalist in the swimming 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle - and Eleanor HOLM - winner of the 100m backstroke - during the Games of the X Olympiad.
Born:19 June 1913 Deceased:27 November 1970 Birthplace:Madison (United States) Nationality:United States Sport:Aquatics ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES Los Angeles 1932 AWARDS Olympic medals: Gold: 3 Other results: USA National Championships Gold: 8 (1930,1931) Freestyle Star of Los Angeles During a 16½ month period in 1930-31, Helene Madison broke all 16 freestyle world records for the distances between 100 yards and one mile. She seemed to be a sure bet for a gold medal at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. However, she floundered badly in the 100m semifinals and only qualified for the final because she was in the weaker heat. Fortunately, Madison recovered her confidence for the final and, despite bumping into a lane divider, won comfortably. Four days later she anchored the U.S. team to victory in the 4x100m freestyle relay, helping to smash the world record by 9½ seconds. The next day, she engaged in a dramatic duel with teammate Lenore Kight at 400m freestyle and won a third gold medal by just barely touching the wall first. That night, Madison celebrated by dancing at the Coconut Grove nightclub with actor Clark Gable.
| 洛杉矶奥运会自由泳明星 生日：1913年6月19日 逝世：1970年11月27日 出生地：麦迪逊， 美国 国籍:美国 项目:游泳 参加奥运会时间： 1932年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会 奥运成绩: 金牌3 枚 其他成绩: 美国全国游泳锦标赛 金牌 8枚 1930年1931年 从1930年到1931年，在不到两年的时间里，美国游泳运动员海伦•麦迪逊打破了从100码到1英里之间所有16个自由泳项目的世界纪录。在即将到来的1932年洛杉矶奥运会上，她是被广泛看好的金牌最有力争夺者。在100米半决赛中她发挥不好，只是勉强进入决赛；在决赛中，她找回了状态，并轻松夺取金牌。四天之后，她作为最后一棒代表美国队夺取4×100米自由泳接力的金牌，并将世界纪录提高了9.5秒。第二天，她和队友凯特在400米自由泳决赛中展开激烈的争夺，最终，麦迪逊只微弱的优势获胜，赢得了自己的第三枚奥运金牌。 |
