Matthew Owen Gribble (March 28, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder.
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Full name | Matthew Owen Gribble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Matt" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1962-03-28)March 28, 1962 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 21, 2004(2004-03-21) (aged 41) Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.8 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Houston, Texas, Gribble broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly in 1983. He attended the University of Miami, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. While swimming for the Hurricanes, he won two NCAA titles, two gold medals in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador, and three gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1980 and 1984.
On March 21, 2004, at age 41, Gribble died in a head-on automobile accident in Miami. He is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Miami.
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Preceded by | Men's 100-meter butterfly world record-holder (long course) August 6, 1983 – June 26, 1984 |
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1984 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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World long-course champions in men's 100 m butterfly | |
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Pan American Champions in Men's 100 m butterfly | |
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Pan American Champions in Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
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