Nickname(s) "Chris" Role Swimmer National team United States Height 1.85 m | Sport Swimming Weight 82 kg Name Chris Jacobs Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Full name Christopher Charles Jacobs Born September 25, 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-09-25 ) Education University of Texas at Austin College team Texas Longhorns swimming and diving Olympic medals Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle | ||
1988 seoul olympics mens 100m freestyle chris jacobs
Christopher Charles Jacobs (born September 25, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
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- 1988 seoul olympics mens 100m freestyle chris jacobs
- 1988 seoul olympics mens 400m freestyle relay chris jacobs
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Jacobs won two gold medals and a silver while representing the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He received his first gold medal as the lead swimmer for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Troy Dalbey, Tom Jager and Matt Biondi. The four Americans set a new world record of 3:16.53 in the event final. He then won another gold medal swimming the anchor freestyle leg of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay for the first-place U.S. team of David Berkoff (backstroke), Richard Schroeder (breaststroke), and Matt Biondi (butterfly). Jacobs and the medley relay team set another new world record of 3:36.93. Individually, he received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter freestyle event, finishing in 49.08 seconds.