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'''Ross Elliott Wales''' (born October 17, 1947) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] |
'''Ross Elliott Wales''' (born October 17, 1947) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medalist. He represented the United States at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], where he received a bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|men's 100-meter butterfly]], finishing behind compatriots [[Doug Russell (swimmer)|Doug Russell]] and [[Mark Spitz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/mens-100-metres-butterfly.html|title=Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 100 metres butterfly|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2012-01-13}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Full name | Ross Elliott Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  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 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 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. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
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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- 1947 births
- Living people
- American male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Youngstown, Ohio
- Princeton Tigers swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- American swimming biography stubs