Marvin Burns
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| Born | July 6, 1928 Santa Ana, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 24, 1990 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
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Marvin Duane "Ace" Burns (July 6, 1928 – June 24, 1990) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Santa Ana, California. He played water polo for the University of Southern California Trojans.[2]
Burns was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament.[3] He played five matches. Eight years later he finished seventh with the American team the 1960 tournament.[4] Again he played five matches. He competed as part of the American team at the 1951 and 1955 Pan American Games, the team placed third in 1951[5] and second in 1955.[6][2]
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Olympedia – Marvin Burns". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ a b "Marvin Duane BURNS". olympics.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "HELSINKI 1952 WATER POLO MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "ROME 1960 WATER POLO MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "1st PAN AMERICAN GAMES BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA" (PDF). panamsports.org. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Segundos Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos" (PDF). panamsports.org. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Marvin 'Ace' D Burns (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Marvin Burns at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Marvin Burns at Olympics.com
- Marvin Burns at Olympedia
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- 1928 births
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- Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California
- USC Trojans men's water polo players
- American male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for the United States
- Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- American water polo biography stubs
- Water polo players at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in water polo
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in water polo