Wayne Moore (swimmer)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Wayne Richard Moore |
Nationality |
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Born |
Bridgeport, Connecticut | November 30, 1931
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Stroke(s) | Freestyle |
Club | New Haven Swim Club |
College team | Yale University |
Wayne Richard Moore (born November 30, 1931) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with U.S. teammates Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.[1] Individually, Moore also competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Olympics, finishing in sixth place in the event final.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Yale University people
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
External links
- Wayne Moore – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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