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John Edward Ferris (July 24, 1949 – September 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and one time world record-holder.

John Ferris

Personal information
Full name	John Edward Ferris
National team	United States
Born	(1949-07-24)July 24, 1949 Sacramento, California
Died	September 13, 2020(2020-09-13) (aged 71)[1] Walnut Creek, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley
Club	Arden Hills Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 200 m butterfly 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley Universiade 1967 Tokyo 200 m butterfly 1970 Turin 100 m butterfly 1970 Turin 200 m butterfly 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley 1967 Tokyo 400 m medley

Ferris won two bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City; one in the men's 200-meter individual medley and one in the men's 200-meter butterfly. His third-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley completed an American sweep of the event, with Charlie Hickcox taking first and Greg Buckingham taking second.

Ferris attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He received a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1967 World University Games, where he set a new world-record time of 2:06.0. He also won an NCAA national championship in the 200-yard butterfly in 1969.

Ferris died from lung cancer on September 13, 2020.[2]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Ferris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.

На других языках

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- [en] John Ferris (swimmer)

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[fr] John Ferris (natation)

John Ferris (né le 24 juillet 1949 à Sacramento et mort le 13 septembre 2020[1]) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1968 disputés à Mexico il remporte deux médailles de bronze dans les épreuves du 200 m papillon et du 200 m 4 nages[2].

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[it] John Ferris

John Edward Ferris (Sacramento, 24 luglio 1949 – Walnut Creek, 13 settembre 2020[1]) è stato un nuotatore statunitense.

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