George Van Cleaf

George Van Cleaf
Personal information
Full name	George W. Van Cleaf
National team	United States
Born	October 8, 1879; Northfield, New York
Died	January 6, 1905 (aged 25); Brooklyn, New York
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, water polo
Club	New York Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

George W. Van Cleaf (October 8, 1879 – January 6, 1905) was an American water polo player and swimmer who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] At the 1904 Olympics, Van Cleaf was sponsored by the New York Athletic Club. He won a gold medal as a member of the New York Athletic Club's Olympic water polo team, and was also a member of the NYAC's fourth-place team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay. In 1988, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "George Van Cleaf". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "George Van Cleaf (1988)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

George Van Cleaf at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
George Van Cleaf at Olympics.com
George Van Cleaf at Olympedia

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[1] "George Van Cleaf". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[2] "George Van Cleaf (1988)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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