Harry Hebner
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Hebner in 1912
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| Full name | Harry Joseph Hebner | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | June 15, 1891 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lake Worth, Florida |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Joseph Hebner (June 15, 1891 – October 12, 1968) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
As part of the American men's 4×200-meter relay teams, he won a bronze medal in 1908 and a silver medal in 1912; in 1912 he also won the 100-meter backstroke event. In the 100-meter freestyle, he was eliminated in the semi-finals in 1908, and in the first round in 1912. In 1920 he was a member of the fourth-place American water polo team.[1]
Between 1910 and 1917, Hebner held all world backstroke records and won seven consecutive U.S. National backstroke titles. In total, he won 35 national titles in various swimming events. In 1968 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Harry Hebner. sports-reference.com
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Harry Hebner (USA). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
- Harry Hebner – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Harry Hebner (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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- American male backstroke swimmers
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- Former world record holders in swimming
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Olympic water polo players of the United States
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
