- Born
- Birth nameShane Elizabeth Gould
- Shane Gould was born on November 23, 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Australian swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics being 16 years old.
- One of the Olympic Torch's bearers at the opening ceremony at Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000).
- She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to the sport of swimming.
- She was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
- She was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to the sport of swimming in Australia.
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