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Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm (December 6, 1912 [ 2 ][ 3 ] – January 31, 2004) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. An Olympian in 1928 and 1932, Holm was expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics team by Avery Brundage under controversial circumstances.
Eleanor Holm was born on 6 December 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Tarzan's Revenge (1938), Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934) and Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933).
16 sie 2018 · Competitive swimmer Eleanor Holm, in her day, was as dominant an athlete as Serena Williams or Katie Ledecky. In 1932, she captured gold in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and set no less than seven world backstroke records during her career.
2 lut 2004 · Eleanor Holm was a backstroke champion who was expelled from the 1936 Berlin Olympics for drinking and partying. She later became a show-business figure, marrying Billy Rose and appearing in movies and aquacades.
14 lis 2016 · Eleanor Holm was an Olympic swimmer and won the 100m backstroke in the 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles. She was chosen as a 'WAMPAS Baby Star' of 1932. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) as Herself
4 lut 2004 · Eleanor Holm Jarrett Rose Whalen, the glamorous champion swimmer and actress who earned a gold medal for the 100-meter backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles but lost her...
Although she appeared in at least four films as herself, Holm appeared in only one Hollywood feature film, starring opposite fellow Olympian Glenn Morris in the 1938 film Tarzan's Revenge.
