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Elli Overton

Elli Overton
Personal information
Full nameEllinora Jillian Overton
National teamAustralia
Born (1974-06-13) 13 June 1974 (age 50)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley, backstroke
ClubGalston Swim Club
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 200 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1993 Mallorca 4×200 m free
Silver medal – second place 1993 Mallorca 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Mallorca 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Mallorca 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kobe 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 200 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 100 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Catania 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Catania 400 m medley

Ellinora Jillian Overton (born 13 June 1974) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the backstroke and medley swimmer at three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992.

Olympic career

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After narrowly missing a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in the 200-metre individual medley, Overton went on to a 5th-place finish at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, followed by the gold medal two years later at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. After winning a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships, she moved from Sydney to Brisbane to train with Susan O'Neill and Samantha Riley under coach Scott Volkers.

Overton again finished 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, after which she moved to Berkeley, California to train, compete and study at the University of California, Berkeley. Overton retired from swimming after graduating with high honors from the Haas School of Business and finishing 11th at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Personal life

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She attended St Ives High School in Sydney, where she still holds many swimming carnival records. When living in Sydney, Overton trained with former Olympian Gary Winram.

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