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Gregory Fenton Buckingham (July 29, 1945 – November 11, 1990) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. Buckingham was born in Riverside, California, and attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. He enrolled in Stanford University, and swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.〔"( Glory days: A new exhibit at history museum recalls the golden days of sports stars in the area )," ''The Almanac'' (December 3, 2003). Retrieved December 29, 2014.〕 At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley, finishing second with a time of 2:13.0.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Greg Buckingham ). Retrieved December 29, 2014.〕 His second-place performance completed an American sweep of the event with Charlie Hickcox winning the gold medal (2:12.0) and John Ferris taking the bronze (2:13.3).〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, ( Men's 200 metres Individual Medley Final ). Retrieved December 29, 2014.〕 He also competed in the men's 400-meter individual medley and was judged to have finished fourth in the event final, even though his clock time was the same as the bronze medalist (4:51.4).〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, ( Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Final ). Retrieved December 29, 2014.〕 Buckingham died of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 45.〔 He was one of two older brothers of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.〔 ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Stanford University people * World record progression 200 metres individual medley * World record progression 400 metres individual medley 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Buckingham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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