Wally O'Connor
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| Full name | James Wallace O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Wally" | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | August 25, 1903 Madera, California |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. West Los Angeles, California |
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||
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James Wallace O'Connor (August 25, 1903 – October 11, 1950) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.
In the 1924 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x20-meter freestyle relay event. He also was a member of American water polo team, which won a bronze medal. He played one match.
Four years later he was a member of American water polo team, which lost to France in a bronze medal match in the 1928 Summer Olympics water polo tournament. He played two matches and scored one goal.
In the 1932 Olympics he was a member of American water polo team, which won a bronze medal. He played all four matches.
Four years later in Berlin, he was a member of American water polo team, which won one and lost two matches in his preliminary group of the 1936 Summer Olympics water polo tournament. He played all three matches, and was the American flag bearer during the opening ceremonies.
See also
- List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Stanford University people
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
External links
- Wally O'Connor – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Wally O'Connor – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
- Wally O'Connor (USA) – Honor Water Polo Player profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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