Jodie Michelle Clatworthy (born 3 April 1972), also known by her married name Jodie Housman, is an Australian former competitive swimmer and individual medley specialist.
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| Full name | Jodie Michelle Clatworthy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a 16-year-old, Clatworthy represented Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She competed in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events, advanced to the final of both, and finished fourth and sixth, respectively.[1]
Clatworthy is a three-time Commonwealth Games silver medallist. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, she won her first silver in the women's 400-metre individual medley, finishing behind fellow Australian Suzie Landells.[2] Four years later when Auckland, New Zealand hosted the 1990 Commonwealth Games, she qualified for both individual medley events.[2] In the 200-metre individual medley, she came second behind Canadian Nancy Sweetman, and in the 400-metre individual medley event she was runner-up to Australian Hayley Lewis.[2]
Clatworthy is married to fellow Australian Olympic swimmer Glen Housman.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jodie Clatworthy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ a b c GBRathletics, Commonwealth Games Medallists, Swimming and Diving (Women). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glen Housman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Books. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.