Richard Schroeder
Richard Alan Schroeder (born October 29, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who was a breaststroke specialist and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
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Full name | Richard Alan Schroeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Rich" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | October 29, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Schroeder represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1984 Olympics, he also competed in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 2:18.03.[1]
He also represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a gold medal swimming the breaststroke leg in the final of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay for the winning U.S. team. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke event with a time of 1:02.55.[1]
References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Rich Schroeder. Retrieved November 8, 2012.