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Michael MacKay Austin (born August 26, 1943) is a retired American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with teammates Steve Clark, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander, setting a new world record of 3:33.2.[1] Individually, he placed sixth in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 54.5 seconds.[2]

Mike Austin
Schollander, Ilman, Austin and Clark display gold medals at 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMichael MacKay Austin
Nickname(s)"Mike"
National teamUnited States
Born (1943-08-26) August 26, 1943 (age 78)
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamYale University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle relay

Austin attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from Yale with his bachelor's degree in 1964. Austin donated his Olympic gold medal to his alma mater in 2006.


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References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Austin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.




На других языках


- [en] Mike Austin (swimmer)

[fr] Michael Austin

Michael MacKay Austin (né le 26 août 1943 à West Orange) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1964 disputés à Tokyo, il remporte une médaille d'or au relais 4 x 100 m nage libre, battant au passage le record du monde avec Stephen Clark, Gary Ilman et Don Schollander. Il termine également sixième du 100 mètres nage libre durant ces Jeux.

[it] Michael Austin

Michael McKay Austin (West Orange, 26 agosto 1943) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.



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