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American swimmer (1929–2002)
Richard Fitch Cleveland (September 21, 1929 – July 27, 2002) was an American competition
swimmer , three-time
Pan American Games champion, and former world record-holder in the 100 meters and 100 yard events.
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Cleveland enrolled at
Ohio State University , where he swam for the
Ohio State Buckeyes swimming and diving team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
At the
1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won gold medals in the men's 3×100-meter medley relay, 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and 100-meter freestyle. At the
1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he competed in the 100-meter freestyle but failed to reach the final. He retired from competitions in 1955.
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See also
References
1951 :
R. Gora ,
B. Jones ,
D. Cleveland ,
B. Heusner (
USA )
1955 :
M. Smith ,
W. Yorzyk ,
W. Moore ,
J. McLane (
USA )
1959 :
D. Blick ,
P. Sintz ,
J. Rounsavelle ,
F. Winters (
USA )
1963 :
G. Ilman ,
R. McDonough ,
D. Lyons ,
E. Townsend (
USA )
1967 :
D. Schollander ,
C. Hickcox ,
G. Charlton ,
M. Spitz (
USA )
1971 :
J. Heidenreich ,
J. McConica ,
S. Genter ,
F. Heckl (
USA )
1975 :
R. DeMont ,
R. Favero ,
B. Horner ,
M. Curington (
USA )
1979 :
B. Goodell ,
D. Larson ,
K. Kirshner ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1983 :
D. Larson ,
R. Saeger ,
B. Hayes ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1987 :
P. Robinson ,
B. Jones ,
M. O'Brien ,
J. Witchell (
USA )
1991 :
J. Keppeler ,
J. Wells ,
C. Tippins ,
E. Diehl (
USA )
1995 :
J. Olsen ,
J. Davis ,
R. Berube ,
G. Burgess (
USA )
1999 :
A. Messner ,
D. Phillips ,
D. Howard ,
S. Tucker (
USA )
2003 :
R. Lochte ,
B. Goldberg ,
J. Lee ,
D. Ketchum (
USA )
2007 :
T. Pereira ,
R. Castro ,
L. Salatta ,
N. Oliveira (
BRA )
2011 :
C. Dwyer ,
S. Robison ,
C. Houchin ,
M. Patton ,
D. Madwed ,
R. Feeley ,
R. Tullius ,
R. Margalis (
USA )
2015 :
L. Altamir Melo ,
J. de Lucca ,
T. Pereira ,
N. Oliveira ,
H. Rodrigues ,
K. de Almeida ,
T. Simon (
BRA )
2019 :
L. Altamir Melo ,
F. Scheffer ,
J. de Lucca ,
B. Correia (
BRA )
2023 :
M. Sartori ,
B. Correia ,
F. Scheffer ,
G. Costa ,
L. Altamir Melo ,
L. Coelho Santos ,
F. Ribeiro de Souza (
BRA )
Italics : Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
1951 :
A. Stack ,
B. Stassforth ,
D. Cleveland (
USA )
1955 :
F. McKinney ,
F. Maguire ,
L. Baarcke ,
C. Scholes (
USA )
1959 :
F. McKinney ,
F. Munsch ,
M. Troy ,
J. Farrell (
USA )
1963 :
R. McGeagh ,
B. Craig ,
W. Richardson ,
N. Kirby (
USA )
1967 :
D. Russell ,
R. Webb ,
M. Spitz ,
K. Walsh (
USA )
1971 :
J. Murphy ,
B. Job ,
J. Heidenreich ,
F. Heckl (
USA )
1975 :
P. Rocca ,
R. Colella ,
M. Curington ,
J. Babashoff (
USA )
1979 :
B. Jackson ,
S. Lundquist ,
R. Placak ,
D. McCagg (
USA )
1983 :
R. Carey ,
S. Lundquist ,
M. Gribble ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1987 :
A. Gill ,
R. Korhammer ,
W. King ,
T. Dudley (
USA )
1991 :
A. Gill ,
H. Dersch ,
M. Merrell ,
J. Thomas (
USA )
1995 :
J. Rouse ,
S. Van Neerden ,
M. Henderson ,
J. Olsen (
USA )
1999 :
A. Massura ,
M. Tomazini ,
F. Scherer ,
G. Borges (
BRA )
2003 :
P. Marshall ,
M. Gangloff ,
B. Michaelson ,
N. Brunelli (
USA )
2007 :
R. Bal ,
M. Gangloff ,
R. Berens ,
A. Grant (
USA )
2011 :
G. Guido ,
F. França ,
G. Mangabeira ,
C. Cielo (
BRA )
2015 :
G. Guido ,
F. França ,
A. Mendes ,
M. Chierighini (
BRA )
2019 :
D. Carr ,
N. Fink ,
T. Shields ,
N. Adrian (
USA )
2023 :
J. Aikins ,
J. Foster ,
L. Miller ,
J. Kulow (
USA )