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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.

George Kojac
Buster Crabbe, George Kojac, Ray Ruddy and Johnny Weissmuller in 1928
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Harold Kojac
National team United States
Born(1910-03-02)March 2, 1910
New York, New York
DiedMay 28, 1996(1996-05-28) (aged 86)
Fairfax, Virginia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubBoys' Club of New York
College teamRutgers University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam 100 m backstroke
1928 Amsterdam 4×200 m freestyle

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



References


  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, George Kojac Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "George Kojac (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.



На других языках


- [en] George Kojac

[fr] George Kojac

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).



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