Jay Paul Mortenson (born September 26, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter butterfly, and eleventh overall in the B Final of the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]
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Full name | Jay Paul Mortenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1988 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay | |
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