Claudia Kolb
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Claudia Anne•Kolb |
| Used name | Claudia•Kolb |
| Born | 19 December 1949 in Hayward, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 61 kg |
| Affiliations | Santa Clara SC, Santa Clara (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
At the 1964 Olympics, Claudia Kolb, a 14-year-old from the Santa Clara SC, won an unexpected silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. She had only made the Tokyo final as the fifth fastest qualifier, but a brilliant finish took her from fourth to second place in the last 25 meters. After the 1964 Olympics, Kolb concentrated on the individual medley and set the inaugural official world record at 200m in 1966. At the Mexico Olympics she won both individual medley events by incredible margins, and during her six-year career she set a total of 23 world records. In all she won 25 AAU titles and at the 1967 Pan-American Games she won both individual medley events and the 200m butterfly in addition to placing second in the 200m breaststroke.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Claudia Kolb | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Claudia Kolb | |||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–1–0 1967 Winnipeg SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 200 m breaststroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 11 July 1964 - 3 September 1964: 1:17.9 (11 July 1964; Los Angeles, USA); 200 m medley – 21 August 1966 - 8 July 1967: 2:27.8 (21 August 1966; Lincoln, USA), 200 m medley – 8 July 1967 - 30 July 1967: 2:27.5 (8 July 1967; Santa Clara, USA), 200 m medley – 30 July 1967 - 28 August 1972: 2:26.1 (30 July 1967; Winnipeg, CAN), 2:25.0 (18 August 1967; Philadelphia, USA), 2:23.5 (25 August 1967; Los Angeles, USA); 400 m medley – 9 July 1967 - 9 July 1972: 5:11.7 (9 July 1967; Santa Clara, USA), 5:09.7 (1 August 1967; Winnipeg, CAN), 5:08.2 (19 August 1967; Philadelphia, USA), 5:04.7 (24 August 1968; Los Angeles, USA); 4×100 m medley relay – 4 July 1964 - 28 September 1964: 4:38.1 (4 July 1964; Los Altos, USA))
- Listed in Olympic Swimmers - Doubles Champions, Same Year (1968 200/400 Individual Medley Double Champion.)