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Rodney Strachan (born October 16, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he received a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley event.[1] He received a silver medal in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.

Rod Strachan

Personal information
Full name	Rodney Strachan
Nickname(s)	"Rod"
National team	United States
Born	(1955-10-16) October 16, 1955 (age 66) Santa Monica, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Club	Fullerton Area Swim Club
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 400 m medley World Championships (LC) 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley

Strachan held the long course world record in the 400-meter individual medley (4:23.68) from July 1976 to August 1978.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 400 metres individual medley

References

External links

• Rod Strachan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Records
Preceded by Zoltán Verrasztó	Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) July 25, 1976 – August 4, 1978	Succeeded by Jesse Vassallo

На других языках

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- [en] Rod Strachan

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[es] Rod Strachan

Rod Strachan (Santa Mónica, Estados Unidos, 16 de octubre de 1955)[1] es un nadador estadounidense retirado especializado en pruebas de cuatro estilos, donde consiguió ser campeón olímpico en 1976 en los 400 metros.[2][3]

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[fr] Rod Strachan

Rodney Strachan dit Rod Strachan, né le 16 octobre 1955 à Santa Monica, est un nageur américain.

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[it] Rod Strachan

Rodney Strachan (Santa Monica, 16 ottobre 1955) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.

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