Rod Strachan
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| Full name | Rodney Strachan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Rod" | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | October 16, 1955 Santa Monica, California |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fullerton Area Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rodney Strachan (born October 16, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he received a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley event.[1] He received a silver medal in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
Strachan held the long course world record in the 400-meter individual medley (4:23.68) from July 1976 to August 1978.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 400 metres individual medley
References
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- Rod Strachan – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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| Preceded by | Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) July 25, 1976 – August 4, 1978 |
Succeeded by Jesse Vassallo |
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- ↑ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
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