Greg Buckingham

Gregory Fenton "Greg" Buckingham (July 29, 1945 – November 11, 1990) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.

Greg Buckingham
Claudia Kolb and Greg Buckingham in 1968
Personal information
Full nameGregory Fenton Buckingham
Nickname(s)"Greg"
National teamUnited States
Born(1945-07-29)July 29, 1945
Riverside, California
DiedNovember 11, 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 45)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamStanford University

Buckingham was born in Riverside, California, and attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. He was one of two older brothers of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Their father Morris ran a coffee plant near Palo Alto, California.[1] Greg enrolled in Stanford University, and swam for the Stanford Indians swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.[2]

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley, finishing second with a time of 2:13.0.[3] His second-place performance completed an American sweep of the event with Charlie Hickcox winning the gold medal (2:12.0) and John Ferris taking the bronze (2:13.3).[4] He also competed in the 400-meter individual medley and was judged to have finished fourth in the event final, even though his clock time was the same as the bronze medalist (4:51.4).[5]

Buckingham died of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 45.[2]

See also

References
  1. Schruers, Fred (October 30, 1997) Fleetwood Mac: Back on the Chain Gang. Rolling Stone
  2. "Glory days: A new exhibit at history museum recalls the golden days of sports stars in the area," The Almanac (December 3, 2003). Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Greg Buckingham Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Individual Medley Final Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Final Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
Records
Preceded by
Dick Roth		 Men's 200-meter individual medley
world record-holder (long course)
July 24, 1966 – August 31, 1968		 Succeeded by
Charlie Hickcox
Preceded by
Andrey Dunayev		 Men's 400-meter individual medley
world record-holder (long course)
July 6, 1968 – July 20, 1968		 Succeeded by
Gary Hall, Sr.
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