Paul H. Wyatt (February 27, 1907 – December 15, 1970) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and two-time Olympic medalist. Wyatt represented the United States at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

and

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He was born in southwestern Pennsylvania in the small coal-mining community of Brier Hill, Pennsylvania. In the 1924 Paris Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke event. Four years later, in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke for his third-place finish in the event. Wyatt's middle name was "Knuth", which was his wife's maiden name. When he was married to then Juanita Knuth, he did not have a middle name. He took his wife's maiden name as his middle name. He also became a

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working in Nevada. His job led to his death of lymphoma.

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Paul Wyatt
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com 1907 births 1970 deaths American male backstroke swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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