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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 name	Carl Joseph Robie III
Nickname(s)	"The Philadelphia Flyer"
National team	United States
Born	(1945-05-12)May 12, 1945 Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 29, 2011(2011-11-29) (aged 66) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Suburban Seahawks Club
College team	University 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

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly

References

External links

• Carl Robie at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Carl Robie at Olympics.com
• Carl Robie at Olympic.org (archived)
• Carl Robie at Olympedia

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

На других языках

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- [en] Carl Robie

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[fr] Carl Robie

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

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[it] Carl Robie

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

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[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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