George Van Cleaf
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| gold | 1904 St. Louis | Water polo |
George Van Cleaf ( George W. Van Cleaf ; born October 1879 in New York City , † January 6, 1905 ibid) was an American swimmer and athlete .
Van Cleaf competed with the 4 × 50 m relay in swimming and reached fourth place. Together with his teammates from the New York Athletic Club David Bratton , Leo Goodwin , Louis Handley , David Hesser , Joseph Ruddy and James Steen , he competed in the water polo tournament , in which they beat the US team from the Chicago Athletic Club 6-0 . Then George Van Cleaf also competed in the long and triple jump competitions, in which he reached fifth place.
The water polo games took place in a heavily polluted lake, which is why van Cleaf fell ill with typhus a few months after his victory and died a little later.
Web links
- George Van Cleaf in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Van Cleaf, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Cleaf, George W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer and athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1905 |
| Place of death | New York City |