Q:Facts: - weight: 126 lb kg on - height: 5 ft 6 in m on - strokes: freestyle - birth date: 27 june 1958 - name: wendy wienberg - club: homewood aquatics club - birth place: baltimore , maryland - collegeteam: university of virginia university of north carolina Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wendy weinberg .
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wendy weinberg -lrb- born june 27 , 1958 -rrb- is an american former competition swimmer who was an olympic games , pan american games , and maccabiah games medalist .at the 1973 maccabiah games , she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle .she won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 maccabiah games .in 1975 , she established an american record in the 200-meter butterfly , swimming it in 2:18.2 at the west german bremen swimfest .that year she also won a gold medal and set a new pan american games record in mexico city in the 800-meter freestyle , winning it in 9:05.47 .weinberg represented the united states at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal , quebec .she won a bronze medal in the women 's 800-meter freestyle for placing third -lrb- 8:42.60 -rrb- , following east german petra thumer -lrb- 8:37.14 -rrb- , and american teammate shirley babashoff -lrb- 8:37.59 -rrb- .at the 1977 maccabiah games -lrb- the '' jewish olympics '' -rrb- , weinberg -- who is jewish -- won six gold medals and two silver medals .among her golds was a win in the 200-meter freestyle -lrb- in 2:08.96 -rrb- , the 200-meter butterfly , the 400 meter freestyle , and a win in the 4x100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of -lrb- in 4:10.09 -rrb- .one silver was in the 100-yard freestyle .