Terri Lee Stickles
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Terri Lee•Stickles (-Mejía, -Strunck) |
| Used name | Terri Lee•Stickles |
| Born | 11 May 1946 in San Mateo, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 68 kg |
| Affiliations | Santa Clara SC, Santa Clara (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
In September 1964, Terri Stickles was a member of the U.S. team that set a new 400 meter freestyle relay record, but at the Tokyo Olympics the following month she swam only in the individual 400m freestyle, where she completed a medal sweep for the United States by taking the bronze medal behind Ginny Duenkel and Marilyn Ramenofsky. In 1963, Stickles won the 100m freestyle at the Pan-American Games. Swimming for the Santa Clara SC, she won four AAU indoor titles. Stickles served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia, where she met her first husband, Álvaro Mejía, an Olympic distance runner from Colombia.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Terri Lee Stickles | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Olympic family relations
- Wife (divorced) of Álvaro Mejía
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–1–0 1963 São Paulo SWI gold: 100 m freestyle, silver: 200 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 31 July 1964 - 15 October 1964: 4:08.5 (31 July 1964; Palo Alto, USA), 4:07.6 (28 September 1964; Los Angeles, USA))
Errata
Full name not Therese Lee.