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Miriam Hopkins

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Date of Birth

Gender

female

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Team Ireland Number

362

Sport

Discipline

200m Butterfly

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Games Attended

Montreal 1976

Olympic Results

Game

Result

Montreal 1976

Eliminated in heat (200m butterfly)

BIOGRAPHY

Miriam Hopkins competed in the women's 200 metres butterfly at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Competing at a time when Irish swimming standards were still developing relative to the dominant programmes of the era, she achieved the distinction of qualifying for and racing at an Olympic Games, finishing her heat in the opening round.

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