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American swimmer, olympic athlete
A.K.A.
Thomas Jean William Blankenburg, Thomas von Blankenburg
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Male
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Birth:
2 September 1909(Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, U.S.A.)
Death:
29 March 1979(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Thomas Jean William Blankenburg (September 2, 1909 – March 29, 1979) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Blankenburg advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke and placed ninth overall in the final standings. Blankenburg later attended the University of Oregon. He qualified as a member of the U.S. swimming team for the 1932 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified as a "professional" when it was disclosed that he had worked as lifeguard.