Rod Strachan
Rodney Strachan (born October 16, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he received a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley event.[1] He received a silver medal in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
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| Full name | Rodney Strachan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Rod" | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 16, 1955 Santa Monica, California | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fullerton Area Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Strachan held the long course world record in the 400-meter individual medley (4:23.68) from July 1976 to August 1978.
See also
References
- "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
External links
- Rod Strachan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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| Preceded by Zoltán Verrasztó |
Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) July 25, 1976 – August 4, 1978 |
Succeeded by Jesse Vassallo |
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