Riley, Samantha (1972–)

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Riley, Samantha (1972–)

Australian swimmer. Born Samantha Linette Riley, Nov 13, 1972, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

At Barcelona Olympics, won a bronze medal for 100-meter breaststroke (1992); at Commonwealth Games, won gold medals for 100-meter breaststroke (1994) and 200-meter breaststroke (1994, 1998); at LC World championships, won gold medal for 100- and 200-meter breaststroke (1994); at SC World championships, won gold medal for 100and 200-meter breaststroke (1995); at Atlanta Olympics, won a silver medal for 4 × 100-meter medley relay and a bronze medal for 100-meter breaststroke (1996).

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