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Gregory Fenton Buckingham (July 29, 1945 – November 11, 1990) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.
 Claudia Kolb and Greg Buckingham in 1968 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Gregory Fenton Buckingham | ||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Greg" | ||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||
| Born | July 29, 1945 Riverside, California | ||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1990 (aged 45) | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||
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Buckingham was born in Riverside, California, and attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. He was one of two older brothers of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Their father Morris ran a coffee plant near Palo Alto, California.[1] Greg enrolled in Stanford University, and swam for the Stanford Indians swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.[2]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley, finishing second with a time of 2:13.0.[3] His second-place performance completed an American sweep of the event with Charlie Hickcox winning the gold medal (2:12.0) and John Ferris taking the bronze (2:13.3).[4] He also competed in the 400-meter individual medley and was judged to have finished fourth in the event final, even though his clock time was the same as the bronze medalist (4:51.4).[5]
Buckingham died of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 45.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Stanford University people
- World record progression 200 metres individual medley
- World record progression 400 metres individual medley
References
- Schruers, Fred (October 30, 1997) Fleetwood Mac: Back on the Chain Gang. Rolling Stone
- "Glory days: A new exhibit at history museum recalls the golden days of sports stars in the area," The Almanac (December 3, 2003). Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Greg Buckingham Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Individual Medley Final Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Final Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
External links
Media related to Greg Buckingham at Wikimedia Commons- Greg Buckingham at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gregory F. Buckingham at the International Olympic Committee
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Greg Buckingham est un nageur américain né le 29 juillet 1945 à Riverside (Californie) et mort le 11 novembre 1990. Il est le frère du musicien Lindsey Buckingham.[it] Gregory Buckingham
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