Jackson S. Horsley (born September 25, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind East German Roland Matthes and fellow American Mitch Ivey.[2]
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| Birth name | Jackson S. Horsley[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Dr. Jackson S. Horsley, M.D. | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 25, 1951 Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Red Shield Triton Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horsley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended high school in Seattle, Washington. He enrolled in Indiana University, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition.
He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree, and earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati Medical School. He completed his residency in Stockton, California, and has lived in Ellensburg, Washington since 1979. Horsley is currently the medical director of Central Washington University's student health center.[3]
Personal life
editHorsley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres backstroke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "New Medical Director for CWU's Student Health Center". June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010.
- ^ 2009 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2008) p. 326
External links
edit- Jack Horsley at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jack Horsley at Olympics.com
- Student Medical & Counseling Clinic – Central Washington University medical staff profile
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