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Biography. Johnny Weissmuller was swimming’s first superstar by winning five Olympic gold medals. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4x200m relay team event at both the 1924 Paris Games and 1928 Amsterdam Games. He also won gold in the 400m freestyle and a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.
Biography On June 2, 1904 Janos (Johann) Peter Weissmuller was born to German parents in Freidorf, Romania, at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was baptized as a Catholic three days later on June 5. On January 26, 1905 a seven month old Janos arrived at Ellis Island on the S.S. Rotterdam, after a […]
Johnny Weissmuller (syntyjään saksalaisittain Johann, unkarilaisittain János, 2. kesäkuuta 1904 Freidorf, Itävalta-Unkari (nyk. Romania ) – 20. tammikuuta 1984 Acapulco , Meksiko ) oli yhdysvaltalainen uimari ja viisinkertainen olympiavoittaja vuosien 1924 ja 1928 olympialaisissa sekä Tarzan -elokuvien pääosanäyttelijä vuosina 1932–1948.
Johnny Weissmuller was a hero to adults and children alike around the world, an international sex symbol and an enduring icon. Widely recognized as the definitive movie Tarzan, he was also a swimming superstar and Olympic champion long before he hit the silver screen. Still considered one of the three best swimmers of all time, he is the only ...
Johnny Weissmüller a fost căsătorit de cinci ori. Respectându-i-se dorința, la înmormântarea sa, coșciugul a fost coborât în groapă având ca fond sonor celebrul strigăt al lui Tarzan. La ediția din 2012 a Jocurilor Olimpice, una dintre stațiile metroului londonez a purtat numele lui Johnny Weissmuller.
Johnny Weissmuller. (Windber, 1904 - Acapulco, 1984) Actor de cine y campeón de natación norteamericano de origen húngaro, conocido en el mundo del cine por sus interpretaciones del popular personaje de Edgar Rice Borroughs, Tarzán. Hijo de unos inmigrantes polacos que se instalaron en el pueblecito minero de Winber (Pensilvania), el ...
Johnny Weissmuller, giving every last ounce of energy, managed one final push to overtake Arne Borg with 1.50 metres to go, while Charlton, who was finishing the strongest out of the three, was right on the heels of the Swedish champion,” wrote Drigny. With a time of 5:04.2, Weissmuller had once again shattered his own Olympic record.
