Shane Gould
Gould in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shane Elizabeth Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1956 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Neil Innes (1974) Milton Nelms (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Forbes Carlile Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Forbes Carlile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shane Elizabeth Gould AM MBE (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2018, she won the fifth season of Australian Survivor, becoming the oldest winner of any Survivor franchise.
Gould was born in Australia, but spent most of her childhood in Fiji after she and her family moved there. After her 1972 Olympic performance, Gould was named the Australian of the Year, and received an MBE in 1981. In April 2018, Gould was awarded an Order of Merit by the Australian Olympic Committee.
Gould returned in the 1990s as a swimming mentor and competitor, and again competed in 2003, specializing in the 200m Individual Medley. In 1999, she published her autobiography Tumble Turns. In 2018, she competed on Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders and won, receiving $500,000 as the Sole Survivor. Gould later returned for Australian Survivor: All Stars, but was voted out first.