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Don Schollander

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Don Schollander is an American former competitive swimmer who won four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

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Birth Year
1946 1
Birth Date
1946-04-30 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
He won five Olympic gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics; with four golds, he was the most successful athlete at the 1964 Olympics. 1
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Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Don Schollander
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  • Lead sentence: birth date
    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.
  • Lead sentence: birth year
    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.
  • Lead sentence: nationality
    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.
  • Lead paragraph: career highlight
    With four gold medals, he was the most successful athlete at the 1964 Olympics.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    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.
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