Gary Hall, Sr.
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Gary Hall, Sr.

American swimmer (born 1951)

Gary Wayne Hall Sr. (born August 7, 1951) is an American former competitive swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in five events.2

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Born Aug 7, 1951.1

About

He is also a former ophthalmologist who lost his license after a long history of malpractice.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedIndiana University3
  • Date not recordedRancho Alamitos High School3

Hall attended Indiana University, where he swam for the Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team under coach Doc Counsilman. As a college swimmer, he specialized in the individual medley. Hall was elected captain of the Hoosiers swimming team in his senior year. In academics, Hall excelled in the classroom and was consistently cited by the NCAA as an outstanding example of student-athlete. He was accepted for medical school at the University of Cincinnati. He later became an ophthalmologist, and practiced in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Career

Occupation: ophthalmologist, swimmer.5

Hall graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. He practiced as Gary Hall, MD as an ophthalmologist in Phoenix, Arizona at the Gary Hall Lasik Center. Common conditions he treated in ophthalmology included macular degeneration and cataracts.

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Personal life

  • BornAug 7, 1951, Fayetteville6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

Awards

  • Date not recordedInternational Swimming Hall of Fame8