George Onekea
George OnekeaPersonal information |
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Full name |
George Helela Onekea, Jr. |
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National team |
United States |
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Born |
(1939-03-25) March 25, 1939 Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Height |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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Weight |
165 lb (75 kg) |
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Sport |
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Sport |
Swimming |
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Strokes |
Freestyle |
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College team |
Ohio State University |
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George Helela Onekea, Jr. (born March 25, 1939) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[1] Onekea competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle and men's 1,500-meter freestyle, recording times of 4:41.6 and 19:13.6 in those events, respectively.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, George Onekea. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Freestyle Round One. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, Men's 1500 metres Freestyle Round One. Retrieved January 27, 2013.