Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Duane Alexander•Swanson |
Used name | Duane•Swanson |
Born | 23 August 1913 in Waterman, Illinois (USA) |
Died | 13 September 2000 in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee (USA) |
Measurements | 188 cm / 79 kg |
Affiliations | Universal Pictures, Los Angeles (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Duane Swanson played for UCLA in the early 30s and later moved on to AAU basketball with the Universal Studios team which made up one-half of the 1936 Olympic team. He spent a career in film, working for CBS Studios most of his life. He served in the US Army in World War II.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1936 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | USA | Duane Swanson | |||
Basketball, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |