Full name: Claudia Anne Kolb
Gender: Female
Height: 5-6.5 (170 cm)
Weight: 134 lbs (61 kg)
Born: December 19, 1949 in Hayward, California, United States
Affiliations: Santa Clara Swim Club, Santa Clara (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Swimming
Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver (3 Total)
At the 1964 Olympics, Claudia Kolb, a 14-year-old from the Santa Clara SC, won an unexpected silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. She had only made the Tokyo final as the fifth fastest qualifier, but a brilliant finish took her from fourth to second place in the last 25 meters. After the 1964 Olympics, Kolb concentrated on the individual medley and set the inaugural official world record at 200m in 1966. At the Mexico Olympics she won both individual medley events by incredible margins, and during her six-year career she set a total of 23 world records. In all she won 25 AAU titles and at the 1967 Pan-American Games she won both individual medley events and the 200m butterfly in addition to placing second in the 200m breaststroke. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1964 Summer | 14 | Tokyo | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Breaststroke | United States | USA | 2 | Silver | |
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley | United States | USA | 1 | Gold |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 1cT | 1cR | 100-200m | |
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1964 Summer | 14 | Tokyo | Swimming | United States | Final | 2 | 2:47.6 | |||||
1964 Summer | 14 | Tokyo | Swimming | United States | Round One | Heat Three | 3 | Q | 2:49.7 | 1:21.6 | =2 | 1:28.1 (3) |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
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1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | United States | Final | 1 | OR | 2:24.7 | |
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | United States | Round One | Heat Four | 1 | Q/OR | 2:28.8 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 1cT | 1cR | 2cT | 2cR | 3cT | 3cR | 100-200m | 200-300m | 300-400m | |
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1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | United States | Final | 1 | OR | 5:08.5 | 1:08.2 | 1 | 2:27.9 | 1 | 3:57.9 | 1 | 1:19.7 (1) | 1:30.0 (1) | 1:10.6 (2) | |
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Swimming | United States | Round One | Heat Five | 1 | Q/OR | 5:17.2 | 1:09.1 | 1 | 2:31.8 | 1 | 4:04.0 | 1 | 1:22.7 (1) | 1:32.2 (1) | 1:13.2 (1) |