Jeannette Campbell

Jeanette Campbell
Campbell in 1934
Personal information
Born(1916-03-08)8 March 1916
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
Died15 January 2003(2003-01-15) (aged 86)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseRoberto Peper
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Women's Swimming
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle

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]

  1. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ La primera de todas on Argentina Amateur Deporte
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  4. ^ a b Jeanette Campbell, la primera mujer argentina que participó y ganó en unos Juegos Olímpicos by Matías Ayrala on Big Bang! News, 8 March 2022
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