Becky Wiber

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Becky Wiber
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Gwendolyn Smith
Nickname(s)"Becky"
National teamCanada
Born (1959-06-03) June 3, 1959 (age 63)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, butterfly, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Cali 4x100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 200 m medley

Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith (born June 3, 1959), professionally known as Becky Smith and later known by her married name Becky Wiber, is a Canadian former medley and butterfly swimmer who won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, finishing behind East German Ulrike Tauber (gold) and her Canadian teammate Cheryl Gibson (silver). At the same Olympic Games, she also finished third in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Gail Amundrud, Barbara Clark and Anne Jardin. Her brothers Graham and sister George also competed in swimming.

She was a grade school teacher at Westbrook School in Edmonton, Alberta for Grade 6. She retired in 2019.

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