Virgil William Luken (born September 12, 1942) is an American former 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 ...
.
Luken represented the United States at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
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Virgil Luken
Retrieved October 25, 2012. He swam for the breaststroke leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the
men's 4×100-meter medley relay.
[ He did not receive a medal, however. Under the 1964 swimming rules, he was ineligible to receive a medal because he swam in the preliminary heats and not the event final.][John Ewoldt,]
Minnesotans recall their days of Olympics glory
" ''Star Tribune'' (July 26, 2012). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Luken attended the University of Minnesota, where he swam for the Minnesota Golden Gophers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1962 to 1964.
See also
* List of University of Minnesota people
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Alumni
Nobel laureates
Pulitzer Prize winners
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References
External links
Virgil Luken
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
1942 births
Living people
American male breaststroke swimmers
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's swimmers
Olympic swimmers of the United States
Sportspeople from Minneapolis
Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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