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George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
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| Full name | George Harold Kojac | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 2, 1910 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 28, 1996 (aged 86) Fairfax, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Boys' Club of New York | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | Rutgers University | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[1] As a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, he received a gold medal.[1] Kojac and teammates Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the event final.[1][2] Individually, he won another gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a second world record time of 1:08.2.[1][3] He also finished fourth in the men's 100-meter freestyle in 1:00.8.[1][4]
Kojac was born to Ukrainian immigrants. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, and learned to swim in the East River in New York. In 1931 he graduated from the Rutgers University and missed the 1932 Olympics because of his studies at Columbia Medical School. During his swimming career Kojac set 23 world records. In 1968 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1][5]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Rutgers University people
- World record progression 100 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, George Kojac Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Archived February 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, Men's 100 metres Backstroke Final Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- "George Kojac (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
External links
- George Kojac – Olympic results from databaseOlympics.com
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 Olympic champions in men's 100 m backstroke | |
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На других языках
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George Harold Kojac (né le 2 mars 1910 à New York dans l'État de New York aux États-Unis - 28 mai 1996 à Parsippany au New Jersey aux États-Unis) est un nageur américain qui a participé aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1928 à Amsterdam.[it] George Kojac
George Harold Kojac (New York, 2 marzo 1910 – Parsippany, 28 maggio 1996) è stato un nuotatore statunitense.[ru] Коджак, Джордж
Джордж Харольд Коджак (англ. George Harold Kojac; 2 марта 1910, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк — 28 мая 1996, Фэрфакс, Виргиния) — американский пловец, специалист по плаванию на спине и вольным стилем. Выступал за национальную сборную США по плаванию в конце 1920-х — начале 1930-х годов, дважды чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Амстердаме, рекордсмен мира в различных дисциплинах, многократный победитель первенств национального значения. Член Зала славы мирового плавания (1968).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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