Walter Richardson (swimmer)
Walter Pierce Richardson (born April 1, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. Richardson competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay.[1] He did not receive a medal because only those swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1964 Olympic rules.
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Full name | Walter Pierce Richardson | ||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Wally" | ||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Chicago, Illinois | April 1, 1943||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||
Club | Gopher Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
College team | University of Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Walter Richardson. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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