Penelope Heyns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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swimmer
Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1974
Place of Birth: Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Penelope Heyns
- Penelope ("Penny") Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events - at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992.
- Along with Australian champion Leisel Jones, Heyns is regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers.
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