Gary Hall
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Gary Wayne•Hall, Sr. |
| Used name | Gary•Hall |
| Born | 7 August 1951 in Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Measurements | 186 cm / 74 kg |
| Affiliations | Cincinnati Marlins, Cincinnati (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Although Gary Hall’s three Olympic medals came in the butterfly he was, without doubt, at his absolute best in the IM. A graduate of Indiana, Hall set 10 world records, of which eight were set in IM events and one each in the fly and backstroke, and he was the first man to break four minutes for the 400m IM. He won 23 AAU and seven NCAA championships and posted 23 U.S. records. Hall carried the U.S. flag at the 1976 opening ceremonies. He was by then a medical student at the University of Cincinnati and today is a practicing ophthalmologist. His son, Gary Hall, Jr., became one of the world’s great swim sprinters in the late 90s. Gary Hall, Sr., is the son-in-law of Charles Keating, Jr. NCAA swimming champion in 1946, who was convicted (later overturned) in the savings and loans scandal of the 1990s.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Gary Hall | |||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Gary Hall | |||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 400 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Gary Hall | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | USA |
Gary Hall |
Olympic family relations
- Father of Gary Hall, Jr.
- Brother-in-law of Charles Keating
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m backstroke – 14 August 1969 - 29 August 1969: 2:06.6 (14 August 1969; Louisville, USA): 200 m butterfly – 22 August 1970 - 27 August 1971: 2:05.0 (22 August 1970; Los Angeles, USA); 200 m medley – 17 August 1969 - 12 September 1970 and 2 August 1972 - 3 September 1972: 2:09.6 (17 August 1969; Louisville, USA), 2:09.5 (23 August 1970; Los Angeles, USA), 2:09.30 tied (2 August 1972; Chicago, USA); 400 m medley – 20 July 1968 - 30 August 1968 and 11 July 1969 - 20 August 1974: 4:43.4 (20 July 1968; Los Angeles, USA), 4:38.7 (11 July 1969; Santa Clara, USA), 4:33.9 (15 August 1969; Louisville, USA), 4:31.0 (21 August 1970; Los Angeles, USA), 4:30.81 (3 August 1972; Chicago, USA); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 28 August 1970 - 9 August 1971: 7:48.0 (28 August 1970; Tokyo, JPN))