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Julia Greville
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Julia Greville was born on February 18, 1979. She is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer, who won a bronze medal in the 4 by 200 meter freestyle relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Coming from Perth, Western Australia, Greville emerged onto the scene in 1995, winning the 200 meter freestyle at the Australian Championships and going on to win a silver medal in the 4 by 200 meter freestyle relay at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.
At the Atlanta Olympics the following year, Greville reached the final of the 200 meter freestyle, as well as collecting a bronze medal in the 4 by 200 meter freestyle relay, alongside Susie O'Neill, Nicole Stevenson and Emma Johnson. Greville's emergence was complete when she claimed a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle at the 1998 FINA, Federation International Natation World Championships in Perth, as well as the relay event. However, aside from a relay gold medal in the 4 by 200 meter freestyle relay, she failed to medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and subsequently faded from the scene, missing selection for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Greville is a player known for her mental toughness owing to which many of her famous matches went the distance. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her stand out from the crowd.
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