Harry Glancy
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| Full name | Harrison Smith Glancy | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Harry" | ||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
September 17, 1904 Bens Run, West Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Died |
September 22, 2002 (aged 98) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Club | Penn Athletic Club | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harrison Smith Glancy (September 17, 1904 – September 22, 2002) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1] In 1924, he won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Ralph Breyer, Wally O'Connor and Johnny Weissmuller.[1][2] Glancy and his American teammates set new world records in both the semifinals (9:59.4) and final (9:53.4).[1]
Glancy was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1990.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Harry Glancy. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Harrison Glancy (USA). Retrieved March 17, 2015.
External links
- Harrison Glancy (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Harry Glancy – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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