Ross Wales
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| Full name | Ross Elliott Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 1947 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Princeton Aquatic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Princeton University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Elliott Wales (born October 17, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic Games medalist. He represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriots Doug Russell and Mark Spitz.[1][2]
Wales was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]
See also[edit]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Princeton University Olympians
- List of Princeton University people
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 100 metres butterfly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ross Wales". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ross Wales (USA) – Honor Contributor". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Ross Wales at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ross Wales at Olympics.com
- Ross Wales at Olympedia
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