Gwynne Evans (September 3, 1880 – January 12, 1965), an American competition swimmer and water-polo player, represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
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| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 3, 1880 Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 12, 1965 (aged 84)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Missouri Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic career
editAt the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, he won two bronze medals as a member of the third-placed American team in the 4x50-yard freestyle relay, and as a member of the third-placed Missouri Athletic Club team in the Olympic water-polo tournament.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gwynne Evans Funeral Will Be Tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee Enterprises. January 13, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gwynne Evans". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gwynne Evans". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Gwynne Evans - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gwynne Evans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- Gwynne Evans at Olympics.com
- Gwynne Evans at Olympedia
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