Courtney Shealy
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Courtney Amanda•Shealy (-Hart) |
| Used name | Courtney•Shealy |
| Born | 12 December 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina (USA) |
| Measurements | 191 cm / 72 kg |
| Affiliations | Georgia Bulldogs, Athens (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Courtney Shealy won two gold medals in swimming at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning in the 4x100 freestyle relay and the medley relay. She also competed in the 100 metre backstroke but did not make the final. Shealy also won silver medals in the two relays at the 2001 World Championships. She won gold medals in the 100 freestyle and the 4x100 metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Shealy swam in college at the University of Georgia, where she won five NCAA titles, earned All-American honors 26 times, and was a 19-time Southeastern Conference Champion. After graduating she earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia.
As Courtney Hart, she became a coach, first serving as an assistant at the University of North Florida in 2006-07. She then moved to Georgia Tech University as an assistant and in 2009 was named the head coach at Georgia Tech.
Shealy-Hart was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame in 2013.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Courtney Shealy | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 18 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–2–0 1999 Winnipeg SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 2003 Santo Domingo SWI gold: 100 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 100 m backstroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 16 September 2000 - 29 July 2002: 3:36.61 (16 September 2000; Sydney, AUS))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (4×100 m medley relay – 17 March 2000 - 5 April 2002: 3:57.46 (17 March 2000; Indianapolis, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–2–0 2001 Fukuoka SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–0–1 1995 Rio de Janeiro bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)