Wayne Moore (swimmer)
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Wayne Richard Moore (born November 30, 1931 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
) is a former American
swimmer
. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, where he won a gold medal is the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Bill Woolsey
, Ford Konno
, and James McLane
. Moore also competed in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing in sixth place.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
) is a former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, where he won a gold medal is the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Bill Woolsey
Bill Woolsey
William Tripp "Bill" Woolsey was an American swimmer. Woolsey won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and a silver medal in the same event four years later in Melbourne.-References:...
, Ford Konno
Ford Konno
Ford Hiroshi Konno is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who swam at McKinley High School and the Ohio State University....
, and James McLane
James McLane
James Price McLane is a former United States and Yale swimmer. He won four medals over the course of the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He graduated from Philips Academy and in 1953 graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.-References:*...
. Moore also competed in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing in sixth place.
External links
- Wayne Moore biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.