Matt Gribble, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holder
Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1962
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 21-Mar-2004
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Matt Gribble
- Matthew Owen Gribble (March 28, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an American competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder. Born in Houston, Texas, Gribble broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly in 1983.
- He attended the University of Miami, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
- While swimming for the Hurricanes, he won two NCAA titles, two gold medals in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador, and three gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games.
- He was a member of the U.S.
- Olympic teams in 1980 and 1984. On March 21, 2004, at age 41, Gribble died in a head-on automobile accident in Miami, Florida.
- He is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Miami.
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