Matt Gribble

Matt Gribble

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Owen Gribble
Nickname(s)	"Matt"
National team	United States
Born	(1962-03-28)March 28, 1962 Houston, Texas
Died	March 21, 2004(2004-03-21) (aged 41) Miami, Florida
Height	6 ft (72 in)
Weight	177 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
College team	University of Miami
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the United States World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 100m butterfly 1982 Guayaquil 4x100m medley Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 100m butterfly 1983 Caracas 4x100m freestyle 1983 Caracas 4x100m medley

Matthew Owen Gribble (March 28, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder.

Born in Houston, Texas, Gribble at one time held the world record in the 100-meter butterfly. He attended the University of Miami, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. While swimming for the Hurricanes, he won two NCAA titles, two gold medals in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador, and three gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1980 and 1984.

On March 21, 2004, at age 41, Gribble died in a head-on automobile accident in Miami, Florida. He is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Miami.

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 100 metres butterfly
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

• Matt Gribble obituary, Boston Globe, March 29, 2004.
• Blog of Death website article.
• sports-reference

1980 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team Steve Barnicoat Bill Barrett Craig Beardsley Mike Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh Jeff Float Bill Forrester Rowdy Gaines Brian Goodell Matt Gribble John Hencken Bob Jackson Kris Kirchner David Larson Steve Lundquist Glenn Mills John Moffet Ron Neugent William Paulus Peter Rocca Brian Roney John Simons Dave Sims Dave Thornton Jesse Vassallo Women's Team Terri Baxter Lisa Buese Linda Burton Kim Carlisle Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Nancy Hogshead Linda Jezek Libby Kinkead Karin LaBerge Kim Linehan Marybeth Linzmeier Mary T. Meagher Joan Pennington Susan Rapp Jill Sterkel Susie Thayer Susan Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen Don Gambril George Haines Denny Pursley Randy Reese Mark Schubert

1984 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team Matt Biondi Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh George DiCarlo Jeff Float Geoff Gaberino Rowdy Gaines Matt Gribble Bruce Hayes Mike Heath Tom Jager Patrick Kennedy Jeff Kostoff David Larson Robin Leamy Steve Lundquist John Moffet Pablo Morales John Mykkanen Mike O'Brien Richard Saeger Rich Schroeder Jesse Vassallo Dave Wilson Women's Team Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Tiffany Cohen Sue Heon Nancy Hogshead Jenna Johnson Kim Linehan Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Susan Rapp Kim Rhodenbaugh Michele Richardson Carrie Steinseifer Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Tori Trees Mary Wayte Amy White Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron Ballatore Ray Bussard Don Gambril George Haines Charlie Hodgson Doug Ingram Frank Keefe Skip Kenney Richard Quick Randy Reese Mark Schubert