Gary J. Dilley (born January 15, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia) is a former American

United States

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 swimmer

Swimming (sport)

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. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, where he received a silver medal in men's 200 m backstroke, finishing behind compatriot Jed Graef

Jed Graef

Jed Graef is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo....

. Dilley set new Olympic records in the heats and semifinals but Graef improved the records in the second semifinal and the final. Dilley attended Michigan State University

Michigan State University

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, where he swam collegially. Dilley went on to earn a doctorate in dentistry and then specialized in orthodontics. He has a practice in Cary, North Carolina

Cary, North Carolina

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and is on the faculty at the University of North Carolina Dental School.

External links

• Gary Dilley biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.
• Gary J. Dilley Orthodontics