Elizabeth Ryan
Olympic athlete
1923 – 1998
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Who was Elizabeth Ryan?
Elizabeth M. Ryan was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. As a 13-year-old, Ryan swam for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, helping the Americans qualify for the event final. Under the 1936 Olympic swimming rules, she did not receive a medal because she did not swim in the final.
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- Born
- Jan 4, 1923
New York City - Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- May 1, 1998
Brooklyn
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on July 23, 2013
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