James Cristy
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James Crapo Cristy, Jr. (January 22, 1913 – June 7, 1989) was an American
swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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In the 1932 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event.
He died in Kalamazoo, Michigan
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United States
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swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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In the 1932 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event.
He died in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
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