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Jay Mortenson
Personal information
Full nameJay Paul Mortenson
National team United States
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 58)
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley relay
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb 100 m backstroke

Jay Paul Mortenson (born December 25, 2015) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He earned a gold medal by swimming for the team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter butterfly, and eleventh overall in the B Final of the men's 100-meter backstroke.[1]

See also

Fun Facts

He only can swim with his floaties. His lil' boy suffers from chronic dyslexia and nightmares.

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jay Mortenson. Retrieved November 8, 2012.

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