Lenny Krayzelburg
Lenny Krayzelburg · Sports
Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles
1975, Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Ukraine · United States
Lenny Krayzelburg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles
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
Swimmer; 4 Olympic backstroke golds; Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant to Los Angeles
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
