Paulo Radmilovic

Paul " Raddy " Radmilovic ( born March 5, 1886 in Cardiff, † 29 September 1968 Weston -super- Mare) was a British water polo player and swimmer who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games.

Radmilovic, whose father came from Macedonia and his mother from Ireland, was born in Wales. He denied international swimming and water polo competitions at the age of 16 years. In 1906 he took part in the unofficial Summer Olympics in Athens. He was about 100 m freestyle and fourth in the 400m freestyle fifth.

At the Summer Olympics in London in 1908 Radmilovic was one of the stars of the event. With the UK water Ballern who dominated the sport in the early 20th century, he won the gold medal. About 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 1500m freestyle event he failed in each case in the semifinals, but won the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, a second gold medal. Four years later, at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he repeated his success with the water polo team and was re- Olympic champion. He also came back at over 100 m freestyle, but difference in the heats of.

After the First World War had interrupted his athletic career, he participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp again at the water polo tournament and won his fourth gold medal. At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, the British failed in the preliminary round. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam Radmilovic subject and his teammates in the bronze medal match against the water shooting from the USA.

Radmilovic won over a period of 18 years, nine British champion in swimming. His last national title he won at the age of 39 years; his swimming career, he finished when he was 45 years old. He then played several years of golf and football. Even when he was almost 80 years old, he swam every day at least a quarter mile (400 m). In 1967 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international swimming sport.