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Matt Gribble Personal information Full name Matthew O. Gribble Nickname(s) Matt Nationality United States Born 1962-03-28
Houston, TexasDied March 21, 2004 (aged 41)
Miami, FloridaHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 77 kilograms (170 lb) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Butterfly College team University of Miami Medal recordWorld Championships (LC) Gold 1982 Guayaquil 100m Butterfly Gold 1982 Guayaquil 4x100m Medley Pan American Games Gold 1983 Caracas 100m Butterfly Gold 1983 Caracas 4x100m Freestyle Gold 1983 Caracas 4x100m Medley Matthew O. "Matt" Gribble (March 28, 1962 – March 21, 2004) was an Olympic and World Record holding swimmer from the United States.
Born in Houston, Texas Gribble at one time held the world record in the 100-meter butterfly. He won two National Collegiate Athletic Association titles at the University of Miami, two gold medals in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador and three gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1980 and 1984.
On March 21, 2004, at age 41, Gribble died in a head-on automobile accident in Miami, Florida. He is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Miami.
References
- Matt Gribble obituary, Boston Globe, March 29, 2004.
- Blog of Death website article.
- sports-reference
Records Preceded by
William PaulusMen's 100m butterfly
world record holder (long course)
August 6, 1983 – June 26, 1984Succeeded by
Pablo MoralesWorld Long Course Champions in Men's 100 m Butterfly 1973: Bruce Robertson (CAN) • 1975: Gregory Jagenburg (USA) • 1978: Joe Bottom (USA) • 1982: Matthew Gribble (USA) • 1986: Pablo Morales (USA) • 1991: Anthony Nesty (SUR) • 1994: Rafał Szukała (POL) • 1998: Michael Klim (AUS) • 2001: Lars Frölander (SWE) • 2003: Ian Crocker (USA) • 2005: Ian Crocker (USA) • 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2009: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2011: Michael Phelps (USA)
World Long Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1973: United States (Stamm, Hencken, Bottom, Montgomery) • 1975: United States (Murphy, Colella, Jagenburg, Coan) • 1978: United States (Jackson, Nevid, Bottom, McCagg) • 1982: United States (Carey, Lundquist, Gribble, Gaines) • 1986: United States (Veatch, Lundberg, Morales, Biondi) • 1991: United States (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Biondi) • 1994: United States (Rouse, Wunderlich, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) • 1998: Australia (Welsh, Rogers, Klim, Fydler) • 2001: Australia (Welsh, Harrison, Huegill, Thorpe) • 2003: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) • 2005: United States (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) • 2007: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Lauterstein, Sullivan) • 2009: United States (Peirsol, Shanteau, Phelps, Walters) • 2011: United States (Thoman, Gangloff, Phelps, Adrian)
Pan American Champions in Men's 100 m Butterfly 1967: Mark Spitz | 1971: Frank Heckl | 1975: Mike Currington | 1979: Robert Placak | 1983: Matt Gribble | 1987 – 1991: Anthony Nesty | 1995: Mark Henderson | 1999: Francisco Sánchez | 2003: Ben Michaelson | 2007: Kaio de Almeida | 2011: Albert SubiratsPan American Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay 1967: United States (Walsh, Fitzmaurice, Spitz, Schollander) • 1971: United States (Edgar, Genter, Heidenreich, Heckl) • 1975: United States (Babashoff, Ruby, Grattan, Abbott) • 1979: United States (Gaines, Babashoff, Newton, McCagg) • 1983: United States (Leamy, Gribble, Cavanaugh, Gaines) • 1987: United States (Born, McCadam, Robinson, Dudley) • 1991: Brazil (Ferreira, Nascimento, Rebolal, Borges) • 1995: United States (Hall, Jager, Davis, Olsen) • 1999: Brazil (Scherer, Quintaes, Cordeiro, Borges) • 2003: Brazil (Jayme, Borges, Scherer, Souza) • 2007: Brazil (Silva, Deboni, Oliveira, Cielo) • 2011: Brazil (Cielo, Fratus, Santos, Oliveira)
Pan American Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1951: United States (Stack, Stassforth, Cleveland) · 1955: United States (McKinney, Maguire, Baarcke, Scholes) · 1959: United States (McKinney, Munsch, Troy, Farrell) · 1963: United States (McGeagh, Craig, Richardson, Kirby) · 1967: United States (Russell, Webb, Spitz, Walsh) · 1971: United States (Murphy, Job, Heidenreich, Heckl) · 1975: United States (Rocca, Colella, Curington, Babashoff) · 1979: United States (Jackson, Lundquist, Placak, McCagg) · 1983: United States (Carey, Lundquist, Gribble, Gaines) · 1987: United States (Gill, Korhammer, King, Dudley) · 1991: United States (Gill, Dersch, Merrell, Thomas) · 1995: United States (Rouse, Van Neerden, Henderson, Olsen) · 1999: Brazil (Massura, Tomazini, Scherer, Borges) · 2003: United States (Marshall, Gangloff, Michaelson, Brunelli) · 2007: United States (Bal, Gangloff, Berens, Grant) · 2011: Brazil (Guido, França, Mangabeira, Cielo)
1980 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Steve Barnicoat • Bill Barrett • Craig Beardsley • Mike Bottom • Mike Bruner • Rick Carey • Chris Cavanaugh • Jeff Float • Billy Forrester • Rowdy Gaines • Brian Goodell • Matt Gribble • John Hencken • Bob Jackson • Kris Kirchner • David Larson • Steve Lundquist • Glenn Mills • John Moffet • Ron Neugent • William Paulus • Peter Rocca • Brian Roney • John Simons • Dave Sims • Dave Thornton • Jesse Vassallo
Women's Team Terri Baxter • Lisa Buese • Linda Burton • Kim Carlisle • Tracy Caulkins • Stephanie Elkins • Nancy Hogshead • Linda Jezek • Libby Kinkead • Karin LaBerge • Kim Linehan • Marybeth Linzmeier • Mary T. Meagher • Joan Pennington • Susan Rapp • Jill Sterkel • Susie Thayer • Sue Walsh • Sippy Woodhead
Coaches Paul Bergen • Don Gambril • George Haines • Denny Pursley • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert
1984 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Matt Biondi • Rick Carey • Chris Cavanaugh • George DiCarlo • Jeff Float • Geoffrey Gaberino • Rowdy Gaines • Matt Gribble • Bruce Hayes • Mike Heath • Tom Jager • Patrick Kennedy • Jeff Kostoff • David Larson • Robin Leamy • Steve Lundquist • John Moffet • Pablo Morales • John Mykkanen • Mike O'Brien • Rich Saeger • Rich Schroeder • Jesse Vassallo • Dave Wilson
Women's Team Theresa Andrews • Tracy Caulkins • Tiffany Cohen • Sue Heon • Nancy Hogshead • Jenna Johnson • Kim Linehan • Mary T. Meagher • Betsy Mitchell • Susan Rapp • Kim Rhodenbaugh • Michele Richardson • Carrie Steinseifer • Jill Sterkel • Dara Torres • Tori Trees • Mary Wayte • Amy White • Sippy Woodhead
Coaches Ron Ballatore • Ray Bussard • Don Gambril • George Haines • Charlie Hodgson • Doug Ingram • Frank Keefe • Skip Kenney • Richard Quick • Randy Reese • Mark Schubert
Categories:- 1962 births
- 2004 deaths
- American swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Road accident deaths in Florida
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Miami Hurricanes athletes
- College swimmers in the United States
- People from Houston, Texas
- Former world record holders in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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