Doug Gjertsen
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| Medal record | |||
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 Doug Gjertsen |
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 4x200m Freestyle | |
| Pan Pacific Games | |||
| Gold | 1989 Tokyo | 200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1989 Tokyo | 100m Freestyle | |
Douglas ("Doug") Seneca Gjertsen (born July 31, 1969) is a former American swimmer.
[edit] 1988 Summer Olympics
He was the third member of the United States' world record 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This team set the world record with a time of 7:12.51
[edit] 1992 Summer Olympics
He was also the fourth member of the United States' bronze medal 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain with a time of 7:16.23
[edit] Collegiate career
He swam collegiately for Texas where he was a three time individual NCAA champion and a nine-time relay NCAA champion.
He was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in September 2006 for his accomplishments not only at Texas but also on the Olympic stage.
