Austin Clapp
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Swimming | |||
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Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | 4x200 m freestyle relay | |
Men's Water polo | |||
Bronze | 1932 Los Angeles | Team competition |
Austin Rhone Clapp (November 8, 1910 – December 22, 1971) was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.
He was born in New Hampshire and died in Santa Clara, California.
In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fifth in the 400 m freestyle event and did not start in the semifinal of 1500 m freestyle event and did not advance.
Four years later he was a member of American water polo team, which won a bronze medal.