Allen stack

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Allen McIntyre Stack (born January 23, 1928 in New Haven , † September 12, 1999 in Honolulu ) was an American swimmer .

At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 he was Olympic champion over 100 m back . He also set six world records and 22 American records between 1948 and 1951 . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he had to compete with an association due to an accident with a motorboat, so that he narrowly missed the medal ranks. In 1979 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Allen Stack died of bone cancer in 1999.

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SURNAME Stack, Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stack, Allen McIntyre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1999
Place of death Honolulu