Personal information | |
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Full name | Edwin Fisher Gilbert |
National team | United States |
Born | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | June 22, 1929
Died | November 7, 2020[1] | (aged 91)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
College team | University of Texas |
Edwin Fisher Gilbert (June 22, 1929 – November 7, 2020) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. [2] He competed for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. [2] [3] Gilbert did not receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules in effect in 1948; only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Edwin Fisher Gilbert |
National team | United States |
Born | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | June 22, 1929
Died | November 7, 2020[1] | (aged 91)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
College team | University of Texas |
Edwin Fisher Gilbert (June 22, 1929 – November 7, 2020) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. [2] He competed for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. [2] [3] Gilbert did not receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules in effect in 1948; only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible.