Richard Craig Oppel (born August 10, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Oppel earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1]
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Full name | Richard Craig Oppel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 55) Keflavik, Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oppel enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
1988 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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