Richard Schroeder
American swimmer
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| Full name | Richard Alan Schroeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Rich" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-10-29) October 29, 1961 (age 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Alan Schroeder (born October 29, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who was a breaststroke specialist and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Schroeder represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1984 Olympics, he also competed in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 2:18.03.[1]
He also represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a gold medal swimming the breaststroke leg in the final of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay for the winning U.S. team. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke event with a time of 1:02.55.[1]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Rich Schroeder. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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