George W. Van Cleaf (October 8, 1879 – January 6, 1905) was an American water polo player and swimmer who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] At the 1904 Olympics, Van Cleaf was sponsored by the New York Athletic Club. He won a gold medal as a member of the New York Athletic Club's Olympic water polo team, and was also a member of the NYAC's fourth-place team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay. He and his water polo teammate, David Bratton, died of typhoid fever within four months after the competition. In 1988, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2][3]
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| Full name | George W. Van Cleaf | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1879 Northfield, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 6, 1905 (aged 25) Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "George Van Cleaf". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "George Van Cleaf (1988)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External links
edit- George Van Cleaf at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- George Van Cleaf at Olympics.com
- George Van Cleaf at Olympedia
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