Mary Montgomery

{{Short description|American swimmer (1956–2017)}}

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{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Mary Montgomery

| image = Lynn Skrifvars and Mary Montgomery 1972.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| alt =

| caption = Montgomery (right) at the 1972 Olympics

| fullname = Mary Coulter Montgomery

| nicknames =

| national_team = United States

| strokes = Individual medley, freestyle

| club = Asheville Aquatic Club

| collegeteam =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|8|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|24|1956|8|30}}[http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/08/28/asheville-native-olympic-swimmer-mary-montgomery-had-died/610122001/ Mary Montgomery's obituary]

| death_place = Asheville, North Carolina

| height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|126|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1975 Mexico City | 800 m freestyle}}

}}

Mary Coulter Montgomery (August 30, 1956 – August 24, 2017) was an American competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1975 Pan American Games. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing sixth with a time of 5:09.98.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/mary-montgomery-1.html Mary Montgomery]. Retrieved October 19, 2012.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SWI/womens-400-metres-individual-medley-final.html Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final]. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

Montgomery attended Asheville High School, graduated from The Newfound School in 1974 and Florida State University, and was coached by her mother. In 1971 she received the Teague Award as the Outstanding Women Athlete in North Carolina. That year she was ranked fourth in the world in the 200 individual medley, 11th in the 200 m freestyle, and 13th in the 400 m freestyle. She later became a swimming coach at the Asheville Racquet Club.