Allen Stack
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Allen McIntyre•Stack |
| Used name | Allen•Stack |
| Born | 23 January 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut (USA) |
| Died | 12 September 1999 (aged 71 years 7 months 20 days) in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (USA) |
| Affiliations | US Navy, (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
In 1948, Allen Stack finally removed Adolph Kiefer’s 12-year-old 200 m backstroke world record from the books. Stack set a total of six world records, won 10 AAU titles, and was a double gold medal winner at the 1951 Pan American Games - 100 metre backstroke and 3×100 metre medley (with Bowen Stassforth and Dick Cleveland). After Yale, he attended Columbia Law School and later practiced law in Honolulu.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Allen Stack | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Allen Stack | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 4 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m backstroke – 23 June 1948 - 26 December 1952: 1:04.0 (23 June 1948; New Haven, USA), 1:03.6 (4 February 1949; New Haven, USA); 200 m backstroke – 4 May 1949 - 26 June 1953: 2:18.5 (4 May 1949; New Haven, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–0–0 1951 Buenos Aires SWI gold: 100 m backstroke and 3×100 m medley)