Schollander
Americannoun
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American swimmer Don Schollander took four gold medals, Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska won three, and Bob Hayes tied the 100-meter world record of 10.0 seconds, the last Olympics run on a cinder track.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2020
She was a university student from northern Japan who landed a job as an interpreter at the dazzling swimming venue, where American Don Schollander would win four gold medals.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2018
By the time the U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay team of Schollander, McDonough, Townsend and Saari crouched and sprang from the starting platform on the final day, a feeling of inevitability had settled around the race.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everyone expected him to replace Schollander, who won four gold medals in 1964, as the U.S. team's one-man gang in Mexico City.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I always think of the 200 as my property," said Schollander, then for encores added the 100-meter title and anchored both winning freestyle relays for Santa Clara.
From Time Magazine Archive
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