Ross Wales
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| Full name | Ross Elliott Wales | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 1947 Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Princeton Aquatic Association | |||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Princeton University | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Elliott Wales (born October 17, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic Games medalist. He represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriots Doug Russell and Mark Spitz.[1]
See also[]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Princeton University Olympians
- List of Princeton University people
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 100 metres butterfly". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
External links[]
- Ross Wales – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Ross Wales (USA) – Honor Contributor profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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