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15 de abr. de 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller was an American freestyle swimmer of the 1920s who won five Olympic gold medals and set 67 world records. He became even more famous as a motion-picture actor, most notably in the role of Tarzan, a “noble savage” who had been abandoned as an infant in a jungle and reared by apes.
Biography. Although his records have long since been surpassed, and although others have won more Olympic medals, Johnny Weissmuller remains the best known swimmer of all time. Weissmuller set the first of his many world records as a 17-year-old in 1922 and experts considered his 100y freestyle record of 51.0 in 1927 to be the greatest of all ...
Johnny Weissmuller, giving every last ounce of energy, managed one final push to overtake Arne Borg with 1.50 metres to go, while Charlton, who was finishing the strongest out of the three, was right on the heels of the Swedish champion,” wrote Drigny. With a time of 5:04.2, Weissmuller had once again shattered his own Olympic record.
2 de abr. de 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller was swimming’s first superstar by winning five Olympic gold medals. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4x200m relay team event at both the 1924 Paris Games and 1928 Amsterdam Games. He also won gold in the 400m freestyle and a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris. Over the course of his career, Weissmuller set ...
Johnny Weissmuller se limitaba a abrir la boca en play-back, aunque terminaría aprendiendo a imitar su propio grito y a doblarse a sí mismo algunos años después. Al final de su vida, poco antes de morir en México , ofrecía lamentables exhibiciones estentóreas de su famosos grito, incluso cuando le entrevistaban los periodistas.
Biography On June 2, 1904 Janos (Johann) Peter Weissmuller was born to German parents in Freidorf, Romania, at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was baptized as a Catholic three days later on June 5. On January 26, 1905 a seven month old Janos arrived at Ellis Island on the S.S. Rotterdam, after a […]
Johnny Weissmuller was a hero to adults and children alike around the world, an international sex symbol and an enduring icon. Widely recognized as the definitive movie Tarzan, he was also a swimming superstar and Olympic champion long before he hit the silver screen. Still considered one of the three best swimmers of all time, he is the only ...
