Daniel Ploug Jorgensen (born April 4, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Daniel Ploug Jorgensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Dan" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 4, 1968 New London, Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Germantown Academy Club Foxcatcher Club 1992 Olympic Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Peter Daland USC Dick Shoulberg 1992 Olympic Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1] Individually, he also competed in the B Final of the men's 400-meter freestyle and finished fourteenth overall (3:55.34).[1][2]
Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Jorgensen again swam in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and received a bronze medal when the U.S. team placed third in the event final.[1] He also swam in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle, but did not advance.[1][3] At the 1992 Olympics, Jorgenson was partly managed by Hall of Fame Coach Dick Shoulberg, who was the U.S. Assistant Olympic Coach that year. He also trained with Shoulberg for the 1992 season at the Germantown Academy pool, where Shoulberg was Head Coach.[4][5][6] At USC, Jorgensen was coached by Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland, who coached the team through 1992.[7]
Dan's brother Lars also competed at the 1988 Olympics for the United States, and later became a college coach.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Jorgensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle B Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1992 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ Didinger, Ray, "Shoulberg Works His Magic", Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 July 1992, pg. 55
- ^ "Dick Shoulberg Reinstated at Germantown Academy". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame, Dick Shoulberg, Biography". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Daland". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008.
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