Craig Oppel

Richard Craig Oppel (born August 10, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Oppel earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1]

Craig Oppel
Personal information
Full nameRichard Craig Oppel
National teamUnited States
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966
Keflavik, Iceland
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Brisbane 100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 4x200 m freestyle

Oppel enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.

See also

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Craig Oppel. Retrieved November 8, 2012.


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