Duane Swanson
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Duane Alexander Swanson (August 23, 1913 – September 13, 2000) was an American
basketball
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches. He was the last surviving member of the team.
He played college basketball at the University of Southern California
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United States
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches. He was the last surviving member of the team.
He played college basketball at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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