Jerry Heidenreich

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Medal record
Competitor for the Flag of the United States United States
Men's swimming
Olympic Games
Gold 1972 Munich 4 × 100 m medley relay
Gold 1972 Munich 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Silver 1972 Munich 100 m freestyle
Bronze 1972 Munich 100 m butterfly

Jerry Heidenreich (born February 4, 1950 in Texas) is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [1] He received a silver medal in 100 m freestyle, and a bronze medal in 100 m butterfly.

[edit] World records

He set six world records during his swimming career, all as a relay team member.

[edit] Awards

Heidenreich was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1992.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
  2. ^ "ISHOF 1992 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
  3. ^ "JERRY HEIDENREICH (USA) – 1992 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)


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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m freestyle relay

1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heidenreich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling)
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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m medley relay

1960: USA (McKinney, Hait, Larson, Farrell) | 1964: USA (Mann, Craig, Schmidt, Clark) | 1968: USA (Hickcox, McKenzie, Russell, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Stamm, Bruce, Spitz, Heidenreich) | 1976: USA (Naber, Hencken, Vogel, Montgomery) | 1980: Australia (Kerry, Evans, Tonelli, Brooks) | 1984: USA (Carey, Lundquist, Morales, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Berkoff, Schroeder, Biondi, Jacobs) | 1992: USA (Rouse, Diebel, Morales, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: USA (Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall, Jr.) | 2004: USA (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak)
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