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Carl Joseph Robie III (May 12, 1945 – November 29, 2011) was an American swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.[1]

Carl Robie
Personal information
Full nameCarl Joseph Robie III
Nickname(s)"The Philadelphia Flyer"
National teamUnited States
Born(1945-05-12)May 12, 1945
Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2011(2011-11-29) (aged 66)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubSuburban Seahawks Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 200 m butterfly
1964 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo 200 m butterfly
Universiade
1965 Budapest 200 m butterfly
1967 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle
1965 Budapest 400 m medley
1967 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
1967 Tokyo 200 m butterfly

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Robie received a silver medal for his second-place finish in the men's 200-meter butterfly.[2] Four years later at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter butterfly.[2] Robie broke the world record in men's 200-meter butterfly four times during his career, including twice on the same day in August 1962.

Robie practiced civil trial law in Sarasota, Florida.[1] He was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1976.[3]

Robie died at the age of 66 on November 29, 2011.[1][4]


See also



References


  1. "Carl Robie Passes Away at 66". SwimNews.com. November 30, 2011. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Robie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  3. "Carl Robie (USA) – 1976 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. "Obituary Archive – Carl Robie, The Philadelphia Flyer, Passes Away at 66". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015.



Records
Preceded by

Mike Troy
Kevin Berry
Kevin Berry
 Men's 200-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
August 19, 1961 – February 20, 1962
August 11, 1962 – October 23, 1962
March 18, 1963 – March 29, 1964		 Succeeded by

Kevin Berry
Kevin Berry
Kevin Berry



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- [en] Carl Robie

[fr] Carl Robie

Carl Robie (né le 12 mai 1945 à Darby en Pennsylvanie - mort le 30 novembre 2011) est un nageur américain.

[it] Carl Robie

Carl Joseph Robie III (Darby, 12 maggio 1945 – Sarasota, 30 novembre 2011) è stato un nuotatore statunitense.

[ru] Роби, Карл

Карл Джозеф Роби III (англ. Carl Joseph Robie III, 12 мая 1945 (1945-05-12), Дерби, штат Пенсильвания, США — 30 ноября 2011) — американский пловец, олимпийский чемпион Игр в Мехико (1968) на дистанции 200 м баттерфляем.


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