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Donald Arthur Schollander (born April 30, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. He won a total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
Don Schollander is an American athlete who was the first swimmer to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games. A product of the acclaimed Santa Clara (California) Swim Club, Schollander was noted for his speed, perfection of stroke, and effortless crawl.
Nov 30, 2023 · Don Schollander is a legend, one of the greatest swimmers in history. And he made his mark when Tokyo first hosted the Olympic Games.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Classic Olympic highlights as Don Schollander becomes the first Olympic swimmer to win multiple gold meda...
Don Schollander is a eight-time Olympic medalist and former world-record holder in four swimming events. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, he made his first Olympic team at age 18. He won four gold medals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, the most won by an American since Jesse Owens in 1936.
Oct 10, 2020 · Even though Schollander was the hot favourite, he still managed to do something that had never been seen before: the athlete became the first swimmer in history to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games (as well as the most successful athlete of any discipline at Tokyo 1964).
In 1964, American Don Schollander became the first swimmer to win four gold medals at one Olympic Games. His victories came in the 100 and 400 metre freestyles and in both relays, and in all but the 100 metres he set a world record.
