Paul Wyatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Wyatt

American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1907

Place of Birth: Brier Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1970

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Paul Wyatt

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  • Wyatt (February 27, 1907 – December 15, 1970) was an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist.
  • Wyatt represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in southwestern Pennsylvania in the small coal-mining community of Brier Hill, Pennsylvania. In the 1924 Paris Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke event.
  • Four years later, in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke for his third-place finish in the event. Wyatt's middle name was "Knuth", which was his wife's maiden name.
  • When he was married to then Juanita Knuth, he did not have a middle name.
  • He took his wife's maiden name as his middle name.
  • He also became a radiographer working in Nevada.
  • His job led to his death of lymphoma.

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