Susan Pedersen
Sue Pedersen (left) with coach Sherm Chavoor and Debbie Meyer in 1967
Personal information
Full nameSusan Jane Pedersen
Nickname"Sue"
National teamUnited States
Born (1953-10-16) October 16, 1953
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubArden Hills Swim Club
CoachSherm Chavoor
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg 400 m medley

Susan "Sue" Jane Pedersen (born October 16, 1953), also known by her married name Susan Pankey, is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.

As a 15-year-old, Pedersen represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a total of four medals.[1] She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, and another swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, while setting Olympic records in both.[2] Individually, she received silver medals for her second-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:00.3),[3] and women's 200-meter individual medley.[4]

She held the world record in the 200-meter freestyle (2:09.5) from July 6, 1968, to August 2, 1968. She was also a member of world-record U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter medley relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[5]

Pedersen was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1995.[5]

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References

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  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Sue Pedersen. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sue Pedersen (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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