Type | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | George W.•Van Cleaf |
Used name | George•Van Cleaf |
Born | 8 October 1879 in Northfield, New York (USA) |
Died | 6 January 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, New York (USA) |
Measurements | 173 cm / 66 kg |
Affiliations | NYAC, New York (USA) |
NOC(s) | ![]() |
George Van Cleaf competed in swimming and water polo at the 1904 Olympics. Van Cleaf was a New York native who first represented the Knickerbocker AC. When that club was disbanded Van Cleaf joined the New York AC. He swam in the tank at the NYAC, but also did a lot of ocean swimming at Bath Beach, near where he lived. Van Cleaf was known to swim in early spring as soon as ice had cleared the water.
Like many of the 1904 water poloists, who competed in the pond that was also used for the Livestock Exhibition of the 1904 World’s Fair, Van Cleaf died of typhoid fever only a few months after the Olympics. His obituaries noted that he had won “over 200” trophies in swimming contests.
Games | Discipline (Sport) | Event | Status | Team | Pos | Details | |
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1904 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | 50 yard Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS |
Representing United States
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100 yard Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
220 yard Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
440 yard Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
880 yard Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
One Mile Freestyle, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
4 × 50 Yard Freestyle Relay, Men | Olympic | New York Athletic Club #2 | 4 | ||||
Plunge For Distance, Men | Olympic | DNS | |||||
Water Polo (Aquatics) | Water Polo, Men | Olympic | New York Athletic Club | 1 | Gold |