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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Lenny Krayzelburg</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Lenny Krayzelburg </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/93856/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/93856.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Lenny Krayzelburg'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/93856.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Lenny•Krayzelburg</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Lenny•Krayzelburg</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>28 September 1975 in <a href="/place_names/233">Odesa, Odesa (UKR)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>187 cm / 87 kg</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/9108">Irvine Novaquatics, Irvine (USA)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> <a href="/countries/USA">United States</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>For his era, Lenny Krayzelburg was the greatest backstroke swimmer in the world, winning four gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, with wins in both backstroke events in 2000 along with a medley relay gold, and repeating with the US team at the 2004 medley relay.</p> <p>Krayzelburg also won both the 100 and 200 metre backstrokes at the 1998 World Championships, adding a silver medal in the medley relay. He was the first male swimmer to sweep the backstroke events at the Worlds. At the Pan Pacific Championships he won the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and medley relay in both 1997 and 1999. At the 1999 Pan Pacifics he broke the world record in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, and in an exhibition event, also in the 50 metre backstroke. Krayzelburg also competed at the 2001 Maccabiah Games, winning a 100 metre backstroke gold and a gold in the medley relay, and also carrying the USA flag at the Opening Ceremony.</p> <p>Krayzelburg was born in Odessa, Ukraine, but his family left the Soviet Union in 1989 and settled in Los Angeles. Krayzelburg was naturalized as a USA citizen in 1995. He first attended Santa Monica College but transferred to the University of Southern California (USC).</p> <p>Krayzelburg was named Sportsman of the Year by the US Olympic Committee in 1998 and was chosen USA Swimmer of the Year in both 1999 and 2000 by <em>Swimming World</em> magazine. In 2001, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the USC Hall of Fame</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/25">2000 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/SWM">Swimming</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/AQ">Aquatics</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Lenny Krayzelburg</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/8399">100 metres Backstroke, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/8412">200 metres Backstroke, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/8532">4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td>United States</td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/26">2004 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/SWM">Swimming</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/AQ">Aquatics</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Lenny Krayzelburg</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/8803">100 metres Backstroke, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/8926">4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td>United States</td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/182/manual">Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming</a> (50 m backstroke – 28 August 1999 - 27 July 2003: 24.99 (28 August 1999; Sydney, AUS); 100 m backstroke – 24 August 1999 - 21 August 2004: 53.60 (24 August 1999; Sydney, AUS); 200 m backstroke – 27 August 1999 - 20 March 2002: 1:55.87 (27 August 1999; Sydney, AUS); 4×100 m medley relay – 23 September 2000 - 29 August 2002: 3:33.73 (23 September 2000; Sydney, AUS)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/183/manual">Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming</a> (100 m backstroke – 5 February 2000 - 19 March 2000: 51.28 (5 February 2000; Berlin, GER); 200 m backstroke – 18 November 1999 - 13 October 2000: 1:52.47 (18 November 1999; College Park, USA), 1:52.43 (6 February 2000; Berlin, GER)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/149/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships</a> (6–0–0 1997 Fukuoka gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 4×100 m medley relay; 1999 Sydney gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 4×100 m medley relay) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/144/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships</a> (2–1–0 1998 Perth SWI gold: 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke, silver: 4×100 m medley relay) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/148/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m)</a> (1–1–0 2000 Athina gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 50 m backstroke) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/18/manual">Olympic Swimmers - Doubles Champions, Same Year</a> (2000 100/200 Backstroke Champion.) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>Through 1956, all Olympic field hockey gold medals were won by either Great Britain or India. 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