American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller c. 1940s
Born
Johann Peter Weißmüller
(1904-06-02)June 2, 1904
Szabadfalva, Kingdom of Hungary (today Freidorf, Romania)
Died
January 20, 1984(1984-01-20) (aged 79)
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Occupations
Olympic swimmer
water polo player
actor
Years active
1929–1976
Spouses
Bobbe Arnst
(m. 1931; div. 1933)
Lupe Vélez
(m. 1933; div. 1939)
Beryl Scott
(m. 1939; div. 1948)
Allene Gates
(m. 1948; div. 1962)
Maria Gertrude Baumann
(m. 1963)
Children
3
Sports career
Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight
190 lb (86 kg)[1]
Sport
Swimming, water polo
Club
Illinois Athletic Club[2] William Bachrach, Coach
Medal record
Representing the United States
Swimming
Olympic Games
1924 Paris
100 m freestyle
1924 Paris
400 m freestyle
1924 Paris
4×200 m freestyle
1928 Amsterdam
100 m freestyle
1928 Amsterdam
4×200 m freestyle
Water polo
Olympic Games
1924 Paris
Team
Johnny Weissmuller (/ˈwaɪsmʌlər/; born Johann Peter Weißmüller[ˈʋaɪ̯smʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics.[3] He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.[4][5]
Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen Jungle Jim movies over an eight year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series.[6][7]
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