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Pablo Morales
Personal information
Full namePedro Pablo Morales Jr.
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-12-05) December 5, 1964 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 4x100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 100 m butterfly

Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. (born December 5, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and former world record-holder. He won a relay gold and two silver medals swimming butterfly at the 1984 Summer Olympics and set the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the Olympic Trials that year as well as setting relay records with teammates Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist and Rowdy Gaines.

Morales attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, in San Jose, California, trained under the supervision of Larry Rogers. In 1988, on the heels of a record 11th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) individual championship at Stanford University, he failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics. After briefly retiring from the sport to pursue a J.D. degree at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York, he returned to the Olympics in 1992 as the team captain and captured gold in the 100-meter butterfly. He is currently the head women's swimming and diving coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

See also

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pablo Morales". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • Pablo Morales (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


Records
Preceded by Men's 100-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)

June 26, 1984 – July 30, 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 100-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)

June 23, 1986 – August 23, 1995
Succeeded by