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John Clawson

Full name: John Richard Clawson
Gender: Male
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Weight: 201 lbs (91 kg)
Born: May 15, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Affiliations: US Army, (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

John Clawson attended the University of Michigan from where he graduated in 1966. At 6-4 (1.93) he was a good solid swingman, but never was a great collegiate player. Although he played.on three Big Ten championship teams, the likes of Cazzie Russell and Bill Buntin made it difficult for Clawson to get much playing time. After graduation he joined the Army and played for several seasons on their teams, being a member of three AAU championship teams and also representing the United States in 1967 at the World’s Championship. After the Olympics, Clawson played one year of pro basketball with the Oakland Oaks of the ABA. He played in almost all the team’s games, primarily as a playmaking guard. After his year in the pros he returned to law school and made his career as an attorney.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball Men's Basketball United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Basketball

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result P
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Final Round Match 1/2 1 1968-10-23 USA 65, YUG 50 0
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Semi-Finals Match #1 1 1968-10-22 USA 75, BRA 63 2
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #1 1 1968-10-13 USA 81, ESP 46 4
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #5 1 1968-10-14 USA 93, SEN 36 6
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #11 1 1968-10-15 USA 96, PHI 75 4
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #17 1 1968-10-18 USA 95, PAN 60 6
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #24 1 1968-10-19 USA 100, ITA 61 5
1968 Summer 24 Ciudad de México Basketball United States USA Group A Match #28 1 1968-10-20 USA 61, PUR 56 2