Paul Wyatt

Paul H. Wyatt (February 27, 1907 – December 15, 1970) was an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. Wyatt represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

This article is about swimmer. For footballer, see Paul Wyatt (footballer).

Paul Wyatt

Personal information
Full name	Paul H. Wyatt
National team	United States
Born	(1907-02-27)February 27, 1907 Brier Hill, Pennsylvania
Died	December 15, 1970(1970-12-15) (aged 63) Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Uniontown YMCA
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1924 Paris 100 m backstroke 1928 Amsterdam 100 m backstroke

He was born in southwestern Pennsylvania in the small coal-mining community of Brier Hill, Pennsylvania.

In the 1924 Paris Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke event. Four years later, in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke for his third-place finish in the event.

Wyatt's middle name was "Knuth", which was his wife's maiden name. When he was married to then Juanita Knuth, he did not have a middle name. He took his wife's maiden name as his middle name. He also became a radiographer working in Nevada. His job led to his death of lymphoma.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

External links

• Paul Wyatt – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com