Dave Radcliff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDavid Allison "Dave"•Radcliff
Used nameDave•Radcliff
Born1 May 1934 in Spokane, Washington (USA)
Measurements171 cm / 69 kg
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Dave Radcliffe swam in high school and then at U Cal Berkeley. In 1956 he was in the US Army when he competed in the Olympics. He later taught high school and was a high school administrator in California. Radcliffe retired from competitive swimming after the Melbourne Olympics, or so it seemed. In 1995 he returned to the sport after a 38-year gap, and started competing masters swimming. In masters competition he set 13 American long-distance swimmming records and was named All-American 18 times.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) USA Dave Radcliff
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 11