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| Full name | Donald Alexander Sheff | |||||||||||
| Nickname | "Don" | |||||||||||
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United States | |||||||||||
| Born | June 27, 1931 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
| Club | New Haven Swim Club | |||||||||||
| College team | Yale University | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Donald Alexander Sheff (born June 27, 1931) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. [1] He competed for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. [1] [2] Sheff did not receive a medal, however, because under the 1952 Olympic swimming rules, relay swimmers who did not compete in the event final were not medal-eligible.
See also
- List of Yale University people
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Sheff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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