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| Born | 8 March 1916 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 2003 (aged 86) Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Roberto Peper | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeannette Morven Campbell (8 March 1916 – 15 January 2003) was a naturalized Argentine swimmer who won the silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was the first Argentine female to participate at the Olympic Games.[1][2] and the first to win a silver medal in 100 metre freestyle.[3][4]
Along her career, Campbell won 12 South American titles and 13 Argentine titles. She is regarded as one of the most notable Argentine female athletes of all time.[5][3][4]
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ La primera de todas on Argentina Amateur Deporte
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