George Kojac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Kojac

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1910

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-May-1996

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About George Kojac

  • George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
  • As a member of the winning U.S.
  • team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, he received a gold medal.
  • Kojac and teammates Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer and Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the event final.
  • Individually, he won another gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a second world record time of 1:08.2.
  • He also finished fourth in the men's 100-meter freestyle in 1:00.8.Kojac was born to Ukrainian immigrants.
  • He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, and learned to swim in the East River in New York.
  • In 1931 he graduated from the Rutgers University and missed the 1932 Olympics because of his studies at Columbia Medical School.
  • During his swimming career Kojac set 23 world records.
  • In 1968 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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