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Full name	Leisel Marie Jones
Nationality	AU
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Melbourne Vicentre
Birth date	30 August 1985(age 25)
Birth place	Katherine, Northern Territory
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10.4 in)
Weight	68 kg (149.9 lb ; 10.7 st)

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Leisel Marie Jones OAM (born 30 August 1985 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics - at just 15 years old - and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold medalist for 100 meter breaststroke in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

She is noted for employing a classical breaststroke technique, typified by a slow but deeper stroke cycle and also by her slow starts. Along with South African champion Penny Heyns, Jones is highly regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers ever.

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Preceded by ZA Penelope Heyns	Women's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 21 July 2003 - 25 July 2005	Succeeded by US Jessica Hardy\|rec
Preceded by US Amanda Beard	Women's 200 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 10 July 2004 - 12 July 2004	Succeeded by US Amanda Beard\|rec
Preceded by US Amanda Beard	Women's 200 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 29 July 2005 - 15 August 2008	Succeeded by US Rebecca Soni\|rec
Preceded by US Jessica Hardy	Women's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 3 February 2006 - 27 July 2009	Succeeded by US Rebecca Soni\|rec
Awards
Preceded by UA Yana Klochkova	World Swimmer of the Year 2005 - 2006	Succeeded by FR Laure Manaudou
Preceded by AU Petria Thomas	World Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 2003	Succeeded by AU Jodie Henry
Preceded by AU Jodie Henry	World Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 2005 - 2006	Succeeded by AU Libby Lenton
Sporting positions
Preceded by HU László Cseh	Mare Nostrum Tour Overall Winner 2006	Succeeded by US Tara Kirk

Medal Record
Women's swimming
Competitor for Australia
Gold	2004 Athens	4x100 m medley
Gold	2008 Beijing	100 m breaststroke
Gold	2008 Beijing	4x100 m medley
Silver	2000 Sydney	100 m breaststroke
Silver	2000 Sydney	4x100 m medley
Silver	2004 Athens	200 m breaststroke
Silver	2008 Beijing	200 m breaststroke
Bronze	2004 Athens	100 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold	2001 Fukuoka	4x100 m medley
Gold	2005 Montreal	100 m breaststroke
Gold	2005 Montreal	200 m breaststroke
Gold	2005 Montreal	4x100 m medley
Gold	2007 Melbourne	100 m breaststroke
Gold	2007 Melbourne	200 m breaststroke
Gold	2007 Melbourne	4x100 m medley
Silver	2001 Fukuoka	100 m breaststroke
Silver	2003 Barcelona	200 m breaststroke
Silver	2007 Melbourne	50 m breaststroke
Bronze	2003 Barcelona	100 m breaststroke
Bronze	2003 Barcelona	4x100 m medley
Gold	2002 Manchester	100 m breaststroke
Gold	2002 Manchester	200 m breaststroke
Gold	2002 Manchester	4 x 100 m medley
Gold	2006 Melbourne	50 m breaststroke
Gold	2006 Melbourne	100 m breaststroke
Gold	2006 Melbourne	200 m breaststroke
Gold	2006 Melbourne	4 x 100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold	2002 Yokohama	4 x 100 m medley
Silver	2002 Yokohama	200 m breaststroke
Silver	2010 Irvine	100 m breaststroke
Silver	2010 Irvine	200 m breaststroke
Silver	2010 Irvine	4x100 m medley
Bronze	2010 Irvin	50 m breaststroke

Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Breaststroke

1968: Đurđica Bjedov * 1972: Catherine Carr * 1976: Hannelore Anke * 1980: Ute Geweniger * 1984: Petra van Staveren * 1988: Tania Dangalakova * 1992: Yelena Rudkovskaya * 1996: Penny Heyns * 2000: Megan Quann * 2004: Luo Xuejuan * 2008: Leisel Jones \|

1968: Đurđica Bjedov * 1972: Catherine Carr * 1976: Hannelore Anke * 1980: Ute Geweniger * 1984: Petra van Staveren * 1988: Tania Dangalakova * 1992: Yelena Rudkovskaya * 1996: Penny Heyns * 2000: Megan Quann * 2004: Luo Xuejuan * 2008: Leisel Jones |

Olympic Champions in Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1960: USA (Burke, Kempner, Schuler, von Saltza) * 1964: USA (Ferguson, Goyette, Stouder, Ellis) * 1968: USA (Hall, Ball, Daniel, Pedersen) * 1972: USA (Belote, Carr, Deardurff, Neilson) * 1976: GDR (Richter, Anke, Ender, Pollack) * 1980: GDR (Reinisch, Geweniger, Pollack, Metschuck) * 1984: USA (Andrews, Caulkins, Meagher, Hogshead) * 1988: GDR (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Meißner) * 1992: USA (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson) * 1996: USA (Botsford, Beard, Martino, Van Dyken) * 2000: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Torres) * 2004: AUS (Rooney, Jones, Thomas, Henry) * 2008: AUS (Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Trickett)

1960: USA (Burke, Kempner, Schuler, von Saltza) * 1964: USA (Ferguson, Goyette, Stouder, Ellis) * 1968: USA (Hall, Ball, Daniel, Pedersen) * 1972: USA (Belote, Carr, Deardurff, Neilson) * 1976: GDR (Richter, Anke, Ender, Pollack) * 1980: GDR (Reinisch, Geweniger, Pollack, Metschuck) * 1984: USA (Andrews, Caulkins, Meagher, Hogshead) * 1988: GDR (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Meißner) * 1992: USA (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson) * 1996: USA (Botsford, Beard, Martino, Van Dyken) * 2000: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Torres) * 2004: AUS (Rooney, Jones, Thomas, Henry) * 2008: AUS (Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Trickett)

World Long Course Champions in Women's 100 m Breaststroke

1973: Renate Vogel (GDR) * 1975: Hannelore Anke (GDR) * 1978: Julia Bogdanova (URS) * 1982: Ute Geweniger (GDR) * 1986: Sylvia Gerasch (GDR) * 1991: Linley Frame (AUS) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Kristy Kowal (USA) * 2001: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) * 2003: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) * 2005: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2007: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2009: Rebecca Soni (USA) \|

1973: Renate Vogel (GDR) * 1975: Hannelore Anke (GDR) * 1978: Julia Bogdanova (URS) * 1982: Ute Geweniger (GDR) * 1986: Sylvia Gerasch (GDR) * 1991: Linley Frame (AUS) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Kristy Kowal (USA) * 2001: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) * 2003: Luo Xuejuan (CHN) * 2005: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2007: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2009: Rebecca Soni (USA) |

World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Breaststroke

1973: Renate Vogel (GDR) * 1975: Hannelore Anke (GDR) * 1978: Lina Kachushite (URS) * 1982: Svetlana Varganova (URS) * 1986: Silke Hörner (GDR) * 1991: Elena Volkova (URS) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Ágnes Kovács (HUN) * 2001: Ágnes Kovács (HUN) * 2003: Amanda Beard (USA) * 2005: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2007: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2009: Nađa Higl (SRB)

1973: Renate Vogel (GDR) * 1975: Hannelore Anke (GDR) * 1978: Lina Kachushite (URS) * 1982: Svetlana Varganova (URS) * 1986: Silke Hörner (GDR) * 1991: Elena Volkova (URS) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Ágnes Kovács (HUN) * 2001: Ágnes Kovács (HUN) * 2003: Amanda Beard (USA) * 2005: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2007: Leisel Jones (AUS) * 2009: Nađa Higl (SRB)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 100 m Breaststroke

1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) * 1966: Diana Harris (ENG) * 1970: Beverley Whitfield (AUS) * 1974: Christine Gaskell (ENG) * 1978: Robin Corsiglia (CAN) * 1982: Kathy Bald (CAN) * 1986: Allison Higson (CAN) * 1990: Keltie Duggan (CAN) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Helen Denman (AUS) * 2002 - 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS)

1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) * 1966: Diana Harris (ENG) * 1970: Beverley Whitfield (AUS) * 1974: Christine Gaskell (ENG) * 1978: Robin Corsiglia (CAN) * 1982: Kathy Bald (CAN) * 1986: Allison Higson (CAN) * 1990: Keltie Duggan (CAN) * 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 1998: Helen Denman (AUS) * 2002 - 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 200 m Breaststroke

1930: Cecelia Wolstenholme (ENG) * 1934: Clare Dennis (AUS) * 1938: Doris Storey (ENG) * 1950 - 1954: Elenor Gordon (SCO) * 1958 - 1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) * 1966: Jill Slattery (ENG) * 1970: Beverley Whitfield (AUS) * 1974: Pat Beavan (WAL) * 1978: Lisa Borsholt (CAN) * 1982: Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) * 1986: Allison Higson (CAN) * 1990: Nathalie Giguère (CAN) * 1994 - 1998: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 2003 - 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS)

1930: Cecelia Wolstenholme (ENG) * 1934: Clare Dennis (AUS) * 1938: Doris Storey (ENG) * 1950 - 1954: Elenor Gordon (SCO) * 1958 - 1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) * 1966: Jill Slattery (ENG) * 1970: Beverley Whitfield (AUS) * 1974: Pat Beavan (WAL) * 1978: Lisa Borsholt (CAN) * 1982: Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) * 1986: Allison Higson (CAN) * 1990: Nathalie Giguère (CAN) * 1994 - 1998: Samantha Riley (AUS) * 2003 - 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS)

Pan Pacific Champions in Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay

1985: CAN * 1987: USA (Linehan, Johnson, Myers, Torres) * 1989: USA (Loveless, McFarlane, Johnson, Fetter) * 1991: USA (Wagstaff, King, Ahmann-Leighton, Haislett) * 1993: USA (Loveless, Nall, Thompson, Martino) * 1995: AUS (Stevenson, Riley, O'Neill, Ryan) * 1997: USA (Maurer, Kowal, Fox, Thompson) * 1999: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Kolbisen) * 2002: AUS (Calub, Jones, Thomas, Henry) * 2006: USA (Coughlin, Hardy, Komisarz, Weir)

1985: CAN * 1987: USA (Linehan, Johnson, Myers, Torres) * 1989: USA (Loveless, McFarlane, Johnson, Fetter) * 1991: USA (Wagstaff, King, Ahmann-Leighton, Haislett) * 1993: USA (Loveless, Nall, Thompson, Martino) * 1995: AUS (Stevenson, Riley, O'Neill, Ryan) * 1997: USA (Maurer, Kowal, Fox, Thompson) * 1999: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Kolbisen) * 2002: AUS (Calub, Jones, Thomas, Henry) * 2006: USA (Coughlin, Hardy, Komisarz, Weir)

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