Becky Wiber

Canadian swimmer, boxer and teacher (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith (born June 3, 1959), professionally known as Becky Smith and later known by her married name Becky Wiber, is a Canadian former medley and butterfly swimmer who won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, finishing behind East German Ulrike Tauber (gold) and her Canadian teammate Cheryl Gibson (silver). At the same Olympic Games, she also finished third in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Gail Amundrud, Barbara Clark and Anne Jardin. Her brothers Graham and George and sister Susan also competed in swimming at the Olympic Games.

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Becky Wiber
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Full nameRebecca Gwendolyn Smith
Nickname"Becky"
National teamCanada
Born (1959-06-03) June 3, 1959 (age 65)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Summer Olympics
1976 Montreal400 m medley
1976 Montreal4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1975 Cali4x100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch4×100 m freestyle
1974 Christchurch200 m medley
1974 Christchurch400 m medley
1978 Edmonton400 m medley
1978 Edmonton200 m medley
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She was a grade school teacher at Westbrook School in Edmonton, Alberta for Grade 6. She retired in 2019.

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