Gerald Item
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| Nationality |  Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1960 Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 2019 (aged 58) Riverside, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Herman Peter Item (17 November 1960 – 23 May 2019) was an Indonesian swimmer. He competed in numerous international sporting events representing Indonesia. At the 1978 Asian Games, he won seven medals. At the 1982 Asian Games, he collected three bronze medals in relay events.[1] Item also participated in the Southeast Asian Games of 1977, 1979 and 1981 and received a total of seventeen individual medals (not counting relay events), including five gold in 1979 alone.
After retiring from swimming, he and his wife, Elfira Nasution, formed a swimming club named Elfira Swima Gemilang (ESG). He and his family left Indonesia in 2009 where he moved to Riverside, California and started coaching there.
Early life
[edit]Item was born in Jakarta, Indonesia to Willem and Elsje Item. He went to Coronado High School in San Diego, California, where he also became a swimmer. During his time at high school, he won two CIF event which led his team to a CIF title.[2]
Death
[edit]He died while coaching in Riverside on 23 May 2019.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Medallists from previous Asian Games – Swimming
- ^ "Obituary for Gerald Herman Peter Item". Akes Family Funeral Homes.
- ^ "Indonesia Berduka, Perenang Legendaris Ini Meninggal Dunia di Amerika Serikat". Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 24 May 2019.
- 1960 births
- 2019 deaths
- Minahasa people
- Indonesian male swimmers
- Swimming coaches
- Indonesian emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Jakarta
- 20th-century Indonesian people
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Swimmers at the 1978 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games