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Sandy Neilson

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[8]
Date of birth
March 20, 1956
Place of birth
Burbank
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
swimmer
Educated at
University of California, Santa Barbara, El Monte High School[5][6]
Award received
International Swimming Hall of Fame[7]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Birth name
Sandra Lynn Neilson
Country for sport
United States
Family name
Neilson, Bell[10][11]
Given name
Sandra, Lynn[12][13]
Height
173.0
Mass
63.0
Name in native language
Sandy Neilson
Nickname
Sandy[19]
Participant in
1972 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay[14][15][16][17]
Sport
competitive swimming[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sandra Neilson-Bell en Sandy Neilson en Sandy Bell ar ساندرا نيلسون cs Sandra Neilson de Sandra Neilson es Sandra Neilson es Sandy Bell fa ساندرا نیلسون fa سندرا نیلسون fr Sandy Bell he סנדרה נילסון ja サンドラ・ニールソン ko 샌드라 린 닐슨 ko 샌디 벨 ko 샌디 닐슨 nl Sandra Lynn "Sandy" Neilson (-Bell) nl Sandy Neilson ru Сэнди Нилсон uk Сенді Нілсон
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shirley Babashoff, Sandy Neilson 1972.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0fj2wb
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000001092
International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID
sandra-neilson--(usa)
Olympedia people ID
51137
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
sandra-neilson
Olympics.com athlete ID
alexandra-lynn-neilson
Prabook ID
1909271
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ne/sandy-neilson-1
World Aquatics athlete ID
1149597

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Given name 2
Sandra, Lynn
Award received 1
International Swimming Hall of Fame
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Santa Barbara
Family name 1
Bell
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
swimmer
Participant in 1
1972 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Burbank
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
competitive swimming
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Summary

Sandy Neilson was born in Burbank[1]. She was born on March 20, 1956[2]. She worked as a swimmer[3].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[5], a public university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1909[22], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[23] and El Monte High School[6], a high school[24], in United States[25], founded in 1901[26].

FAQs

Where was Sandy Neilson born?

Born in Burbank[1].

What did Sandy Neilson do for work?

Sandy Neilson worked as swimmer[3].

Where did Sandy Neilson go to school?

Sandy Neilson was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[5] and El Monte High School[6].

What awards did Sandy Neilson receive?

Honors received include International Swimming Hall of Fame[7].

Related Entities

United States

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  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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