Adolph Kiefer
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For the Swiss mathematician, see Adolf Kiefer.
Adolph Gustav Kiefer (June 27, 1918 – May 5, 2017)[1] was an American competition swimmer, Olympic competitor, the last surviving gold medalist of the 1936 Summer Olympics and former world record-holder. He was the first man in the world to swim the 100-yard backstroke in under one minute.[2] Kiefer was also an inventor of new products related to aquatics competition.
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Full name | Adolph Gustav Kiefer | |||||||||||
Nickname | "Sonny Boy" "Old Man Kiefer" | |||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||
Born | (1918-06-27)June 27, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | May 5, 2017(2017-05-05) (aged 98) Wadsworth, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||
Club | Lake Shore Athletic Club | |||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||
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