Ralph Breyer
 Ralph Breyer, Robert Skelton, Johnny Weissmuller in 1925 | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ralph Theodore Breyer | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
February 23, 1904 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Died |
May 8, 1991 (aged 87) Long Beach, California | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ralph Theodore Breyer (February 23, 1904 – May 8, 1991) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Breyer represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event. He also competed the qualifying heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and recorded a time of 5:22.4.
See also
- List of Northwestern University alumni
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
External links
- Ralph Breyer – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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