Walter Pierce Richardson (born April 1, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. Richardson competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay.[1] He did not receive a medal because only those swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1964 Olympic rules.
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Full name | Walter Pierce Richardson | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Wally" | |||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||
Born | (1943-04-01) April 1, 1943 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||
Club | Gopher Swim Club | |||||||||||||
College team | University of Minnesota | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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1964 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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