Jerry Heidenreich
 Heidenreich (right) and Mark Spitz at the 1972 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jerome Alan Heidenreich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jerry", "The Poet" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 4, 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 18, 2002 (aged 52) Paris, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Southern Methodist University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerome Alan Heidenreich (February 4, 1950 – April 18, 2002) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where he received gold medals in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[2] He received a silver medal in 100-meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in 100-meter butterfly.
He set six world records during his swimming career, all as a relay team member.
Heidenreich was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992.[3]
He became a swimming coach in the 1980s. He was married three times.[4]
In July 2001, Heidenreich had a mild stroke which left him with a degree of paralysis on his left side. On April 18, 2002 he took his own life with an overdose of prescription medicine at his home in Paris, Texas.[5][4]
See also[]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Southern Methodist University people
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jerry Heidenreich. |
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerry Heidenreich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
- ^ "1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming" Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Jerry Heidenreich (USA). Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Harvey, Randy (3 September 2002) Spitz Cast Shadow Over Heidenreich . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 August 2002
- ^ Keller, Julia (17 May 2002) The descent of an Olympic champion. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2020
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