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Description:Chapters: Michelle Smith, Pat O'callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michelle Smith (born 16 December 1969 in Rathcoole, County Dublin, now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin) is a retired Irish swimmer and practising Irish barrister. She was a triple gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley. She also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event. Significant controversy followed these victories, particularly after U.S. swimmer Janet Evans at a press conference accused Smith of doping immediately following Evans' defeat. These accusations were not proved at the time. However, as David Wallechinsky writes in his Complete Book of the Summer Olympics series, doubts about Smith involved the fact that no Irish swimmer had ever won an Olympic medal and that Smith's previous Olympic record had been "mediocre." Suspicions about her suddenly improving performances at an age considered to be late in a swimmer's career had been raised earlier, following her medal wins at the 1995 European Championships. Moreover, her husband and coach, Erik de Bruin, a Dutch discus and shot put thrower, had failed a drug test in 1993 and had been suspended from competition. Smith later received a four-year suspension in 1998 after being found guilty of tampering with a urine sample. The ban was imposed after a urine sample taken during a routine random drug test was found to be contaminated with alcohol. The bodybuilding drug Androstenedione was also found in her samples. Smith first appeared on the world scene as an 18-year-old at the Seoul Olympics but failed to progress beyond the heats of the four...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=72763We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Olympic Gold Medalists for Ireland: Michelle Smith, Pat O'Callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth. To get started finding Olympic Gold Medalists for Ireland: Michelle Smith, Pat O'Callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

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Description: Chapters: Michelle Smith, Pat O'callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michelle Smith (born 16 December 1969 in Rathcoole, County Dublin, now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin) is a retired Irish swimmer and practising Irish barrister. She was a triple gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley. She also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event. Significant controversy followed these victories, particularly after U.S. swimmer Janet Evans at a press conference accused Smith of doping immediately following Evans' defeat. These accusations were not proved at the time. However, as David Wallechinsky writes in his Complete Book of the Summer Olympics series, doubts about Smith involved the fact that no Irish swimmer had ever won an Olympic medal and that Smith's previous Olympic record had been "mediocre." Suspicions about her suddenly improving performances at an age considered to be late in a swimmer's career had been raised earlier, following her medal wins at the 1995 European Championships. Moreover, her husband and coach, Erik de Bruin, a Dutch discus and shot put thrower, had failed a drug test in 1993 and had been suspended from competition. Smith later received a four-year suspension in 1998 after being found guilty of tampering with a urine sample. The ban was imposed after a urine sample taken during a routine random drug test was found to be contaminated with alcohol. The bodybuilding drug Androstenedione was also found in her samples. Smith first appeared on the world scene as an 18-year-old at the Seoul Olympics but failed to progress beyond the heats of the four...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=72763We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Olympic Gold Medalists for Ireland: Michelle Smith, Pat O'Callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth. To get started finding Olympic Gold Medalists for Ireland: Michelle Smith, Pat O'Callaghan, Bob Tisdall, Ron Delany, Michael Carruth, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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