Norman Ross

Norman Ross

Ross as a broadcaster for WGN Radio, Chicago.
Personal information
Full name	Norman DeMille Ross
Nickname(s)	"The Big Moose"
Nationality	United States
Born	(1895-05-02)May 2, 1895 Portland, Oregon
Died	June 19, 1953(1953-06-19) (aged 58) Evanston, Illinois
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, water polo
Club	Illinois Athletic Club
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1920 Antwerp 400 m freestyle Gold 1920 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle Gold 1920 Antwerp 4x200 m freestyle relay

Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and held eighteen U.S. National Championships during his career. Ross later worked in radio in Chicago.^[1] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.^[2][3][4][5]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Norman Ross – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Norman Ross (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

v t e 1920 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Eugene Bolden Bill Harris Jack Howell Duke Kahanamoku Fred Kahele Pua Kealoha Warren Kealoha Ray Kegeris Harold Kruger Ludy Langer Mike McDermott Perry McGillivray Charles Quinby Norman Ross Stephen Ruddy Herbert Taylor Women's Team Ethelda Bleibtrey Charlotte Boyle Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge Eleanor Uhl