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Lenny Krayzelburg

Who

Lenny Krayzelburg · Sports

What

Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles

When

1975, Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

Where

Ukraine · United States

Biography

Lenny Krayzelburg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles

How & why

Lenny Krayzelburg is an American former backstroke swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals, sweeping the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Sydney Games and setting world records across all three backstroke distances in 1999. Born to a Jewish family in Odessa, he immigrated to Los Angeles in 1989; he is Jewish.

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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Contributions & Sources

Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles

2000

Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame