Raymond Thorne

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Ray Thorne
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Comstock Thorne
Nickname"Ray"
National teamUnited States
Born(1887-04-29)April 29, 1887
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 10, 1921(1921-01-10) (aged 33)
Los Angeles, California
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubChicago Athletic Association
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1904 St. Louis 4x50 yard freestyle relay

Raymond Comstock Thorne (April 29, 1887 – January 10, 1921) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of American 4×50 yard freestyle relay team and was sixth in the 50 yards swimming. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in a car crash in Los Angeles, California.[2]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raymond Thorne Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Raymond Thorne". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.