George Kojac
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | George Harold•Kojac |
| Used name | George•Kojac |
| Born | 2 March 1910 in New York, New York (USA) |
| Died | 28 May 1996 in Fairfax, Virginia (USA) |
| Affiliations | Boys' Club of New York, New York (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
George Kojac was the son of Ukranian immigrants, and while attending DeWitt Clinton High School, he learned to swim in New York’s East River. He set the first of his 23 world records while still in high school and won AAU titles in both freestyle and backstroke events. Kojac attended Rutgers and never lost a race while there, but he missed the 1932 Olympics because of his studies at Columbia Medical School. However the Olympic backstroke record he set at the 1928 Games was the only Olympic record to survive the 1932 Games.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
George Kojac | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m backstroke – 23 June 1928 - 23 July 1934: 1:09.0 (23 June 1928; Detroit, USA), 1:08.2 (9 August 1928; Amsterdam, NED); 200 m backstroke – 16 June 1930 - 30 August 1934: 2:32.2 (16 June 1930; New Haven, USA); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 11 August 1928 - 27 August 1931: 9:36.2 (11 August 1928; Amsterdam, NED))