Thompson Mann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thompson Mann

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

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 04-Apr-2019

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Thompson Mann

  • Harold Thompson Mann (December 1, 1942 – April 4, 2019) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
  • He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he received a gold medal swimming for swimming the lead-off backstroke leg for the winning U.S.
  • team in the 4×100-meter medley relay.
  • Mann and his relay teammates Bill Craig (breaststroke), Fred Schmidt (butterfly) and Steve Clark set a new world record of 3:58.4 – and Mann set an individual world record in the 100-meter backstroke swimming his leg (59.6 seconds).In 1965 Mann won the national indoor and outdoor titles in both the 100 and 200 yd backstroke, setting a world's best time and American record over 100 yd.
  • He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

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