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By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide to Swimming

Sheila Taormina - Can You Name Another 3-Sport Olympian?

Wednesday August 27, 2008
Sheila Taormina, who at age 39 became the first woman to compete in three different sports at the Olympics, wrapped up an amazing career by placing 19th of 36 entrants at the modern pentathlon at the Beijing Olympics Friday. This simple statement of the planned final fact in her athletic career does her no justice. (Timothy Carlson/Slowtwitch.com)

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