Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | John Pitann•Kinsella |
Used name | John•Kinsella |
Born | 26 August 1949 in Oak Park, Illinois (USA) |
Measurements | 193 cm / 91 kg |
Affiliations | Hinsdale SC, Hinsdale (USA) / Indiana Hoosiers, Bloomington (USA) |
NOC | ![]() |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 1 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 2 |
After winning his Olympic silver medal in 1968, John Kinsella set a world 1,500m freestyle record in 1970 and won the Sullivan Award that year as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Kinsella won a total of six NCAA titles for Indiana and won four AAU championships. Considering all these races were 500 yards plus, Kinsella showed a surprising turn of speed in qualifying for the relay team at the 1972 Olympics. Kinsella was known for doing very high mileage in his workouts, and later became a professional long distance swimmer
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ![]() |
John Kinsella | |||
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ![]() |
John Kinsella | |||
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |