Clarke Scholes

American swimmer (1930–2010)

Clarke Scholes

Scholes with coach Charles McCaffree in 1952

Personal information
Full name| Clarke Currie Scholes
National team|  United States
Born| (1930-11-25)November 25, 1930
Detroit, Michigan, U. S.[2]
Died| February 5, 2010(2010-02-05) (aged 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U. S.[2]
Height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight| 174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Freestyle
College team| Michigan State University
Coach| Clarence Pinkston
Charles McCaffree[1]

Medal record

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
|  1952 Helsinki | 100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
|  1955 Mexico City | 100 m freestyle
| 1955 Mexico City  | 4×100 m medley

Clarke Currie Scholes (November 25, 1930 – February 5, 2010) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.

Scholes was awarded the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. His posted time of 57.4 seconds for the event matched that of fellow competitor Hiroshi Suzuki of Japan. Officials used a judge's decision and awarded Scholes the gold medal.[3] He also won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1955 Pan American Games.[4]

In 1948, as a Redford High School senior, Scholes won Detroit City League titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle. He attended Michigan State University, and swam for the Michigan State Spartans swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. While under the direction of coach Charles McCaffree, Clarke was transformed into a five-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion in the 100-yard freestyle.[5]

Scholes was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980.[6] He was part of the inaugural class of thirty inductees into the Michigan State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, and he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

## See also[edit]

* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
* List of Michigan State University people
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clarke Scholes.

1. ^ Bao, Robert (2008) CLARKE SCHOLES, Member, U.S. Olympic swimming team, Gold Medal, 100-meter freestyle, Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, 1952. alumni.msu.edu
2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clarke Scholes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
3. ^ Lohn, John (2014). The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 71\. ISBN 978-1-4422-3700-1.
4. ^ Zacharias, Patricia and Baulch, Vivian M (February 2, 2002). "Michigan Athletes have made Olympic history". Detroit News. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2010.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. ^ McCristal, J. Bruce and Bao, Robert (Summer 2008). "Clarke Scholes" (PDF). MSU Alumni Magazine (archived copy): 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2009.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ "Clarke Scholes (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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1952 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's Team|

* Dick Cleveland
* Frank Dooley
* Ronald Gora
* Jerry Holan
* Burwell Jones
* Ford Konno
* Jimmy McLane
* Wayne Moore
* Monte Nitzkowski
* Yoshi Oyakawa
* Clarke Scholes
* Don Sheff
* Allen Stack
* Bowen Stassforth
* Jack Taylor
* Wally Wolf
* Bill Woolsey

Women's Team|

* Jody Alderson
* Julia Cornell
* Mary Freeman
* Carolyn Green
* Evelyn Kawamoto
* Jackie LaVine
* Delia Meulenkamp
* Coralie O'Connor
* Gail Peters
* Judith Roberts
* Della Sehorn
* Barbara Stark
* Marilee Stepan

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Olympic champions in men's 100 m freestyle

100 yards|

* 1904:  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)

100 metres|

* 1896:  Alfréd Hajós (HUN)
* 1908:  Charles Daniels (USA)
* 1912:  Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
* 1920:  Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
* 1924:  Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
* 1928:  Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
* 1932:  Yasuji Miyazaki (JPN)
* 1936:  Ferenc Csík (HUN)
* 1948:  Wally Ris (USA)
* 1952:  Clarke Scholes (USA)
* 1956:  Jon Henricks (AUS)
* 1960:  John Devitt (AUS)
* 1964:  Don Schollander (USA)
* 1968:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1972:  Mark Spitz (USA)
* 1976:  Jim Montgomery (USA)
* 1980:  Jörg Woithe (GDR)
* 1984:  Rowdy Gaines (USA)
* 1988:  Matt Biondi (USA)
* 1992:  Alexander Popov (EUN)
* 1996:  Alexander Popov (RUS)
* 2000:  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)
* 2004:  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)
* 2008:  Alain Bernard (FRA)
* 2012:  Nathan Adrian (USA)
* 2016:  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
* 2020:  Caeleb Dressel (USA)

Intercalated Games|

* 1906:  Charles Daniels (USA)

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Pan American Champions in Men's 100 m freestyle

* 1951:  Dick Cleveland (USA)
* 1955:  Clarke Scholes (USA)
* 1959:  Jeff Farrell (USA)
* 1963:  Steve Clark (USA)
* 1967:  Don Havens (USA)
* 1971:  Frank Heckl (USA)
* 1975:  Richard Abbott (USA)
* 1979:  David McCagg (USA)
* 1983:  Rowdy Gaines (USA)
* 1987:  Todd Dudley (USA)
* 1991:  Gustavo Borges (BRA)
* 1995:  Gustavo Borges (BRA)
* 1999:  Fernando Scherer (BRA)
* 2003:  José Meolans (ARG)
* 2007:  César Cielo (BRA)
* 2011:  César Cielo (BRA)
* 2015:  Federico Grabich (ARG)
* 2019:  Marcelo Chierighini (BRA)
* 2023:  Guilherme Caribé (BRA)

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Pan American Champions in Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

* 1951:  A. Stack, B. Stassforth, D. Cleveland (USA)
* 1955:  F. McKinney, F. Maguire, L. Baarcke, C. Scholes (USA)
* 1959:  F. McKinney, F. Munsch, M. Troy, J. Farrell (USA)
* 1963:  R. McGeagh, B. Craig, W. Richardson, N. Kirby (USA)
* 1967:  D. Russell, R. Webb, M. Spitz, K. Walsh (USA)
* 1971:  J. Murphy, B. Job, J. Heidenreich, F. Heckl (USA)
* 1975:  P. Rocca, R. Colella, M. Curington, J. Babashoff (USA)
* 1979:  B. Jackson, S. Lundquist, R. Placak, D. McCagg (USA)
* 1983:  R. Carey, S. Lundquist, M. Gribble, R. Gaines (USA)
* 1987:  A. Gill, R. Korhammer, W. King, T. Dudley (USA)
* 1991:  A. Gill, H. Dersch, M. Merrell, J. Thomas (USA)
* 1995:  J. Rouse, S. Van Neerden, M. Henderson, J. Olsen (USA)
* 1999:  A. Massura, M. Tomazini, F. Scherer, G. Borges (BRA)
* 2003:  P. Marshall, M. Gangloff, B. Michaelson, N. Brunelli (USA)
* 2007:  R. Bal, M. Gangloff, R. Berens, A. Grant (USA)
* 2011:  G. Guido, F. França, G. Mangabeira, C. Cielo (BRA)
* 2015:  G. Guido, F. França, A. Mendes, M. Chierighini (BRA)
* 2019:  D. Carr, N. Fink, T. Shields, N. Adrian (USA)
* 2023:  J. Aikins, J. Foster, L. Miller, J. Kulow (USA)

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