David Dennis Wilson (born October 5, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Wilson earned a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. He also won a silver medal by finishing second in the final of the men's 100-meter backstroke event.[1][2]
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| Full name | David Dennis Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Dave" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 5, 1960 Torrance, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cincinnati Marlins Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilson set the national high school backstroke record his junior year at Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio; set the national high school record his senior year (erasing the high school mark set earlier by Mark Spitz); and re-set his national high school backstroke record.[3]
After competing in the 1984 Olympics, Wilson earned his MBA degree from Southern Methodist University. He worked for several real estate companies before founding Fifth Lane Real Estate Company, located in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2009. As of August 2021, Wilson is a leader in Search Nashville, an organization that connects individuals seeking answers about God.[4]
Wilson is married to his wife Dru, and they have three children: a daughter, Dabney, and twin sons, James and Matthew.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dave Wilson biography and Olympic results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "David Dennis WILSON". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Schmetzer, Mark. "Glory Days: Anderson swimmer Wilson won Olympic medals, set national and state records". The Enquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Nashville". Search. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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