Wally Wolf
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Wallace Perry "Wally"•Wolf, Jr. |
| Used name | Wally•Wolf |
| Born | 2 October 1930 in Los Angeles, California (USA) |
| Died | 12 March 1997 in Santa Ynez, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | Lynwood Swim Club |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
After attending Southern Call, Wally Wolf swam for the Navy Olympics. At the 1952 Final Trials he was the top man in the 200 m freestyle, but surprisingly only swam in the relay heats in Helsinki. He played on the water polo team at the 1956 and 1960 Games, becoming only the second U.S. swimmer/water poloist to have competed in four Olympics. At the 1955 Pan American Games he was on the silver medal winning water polo team. Wolf was later a successful attorney in Los Angeles and, at one time, numbered among his clients Johnny Carson.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Wally Wolf | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Wally Wolf | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | ||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Water Polo (Aquatics) | USA |
Wally Wolf | |||
| Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | United States | 5 | ||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Water Polo (Aquatics) | USA |
Wally Wolf | |||
| Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | United States | 7 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–1–0 1955 Ciudad de México WAP silver)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 3 August 1948 - 18 August 1949: 8:46.0 (3 August 1948; London, GBR))