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Bob Hughes

Full name: Robert Earl "Bob" Hughes
Gender: Male
Height: 6'6" (199 cm)
Weight: 225 lbs (102 kg)
Born: December 15, 1930 in Lennox, California, United States
Died: October 11, 2012 in Arroyo Grande, California, United States
Affiliations: USC Trojans, Los Angeles (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Water Polo, Swimming

Biography

Bob Hughes was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 1951 Pan American Games and of the silver medal winning team at the 1955 Pan American Games. He later became a high school teacher and artist/sculptor. He was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, the El Camino College Hall of Fame, the California Community College Coaches Hall of Fame, the United States Swimming Hall of Fame and the USC Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo Men's Water Polo United States USA 4
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo Men's Water Polo United States USA 5
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Swimming Men's 200 metres Breaststroke United States USA 6 h3 r1/2

Men's Water Polo

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result G
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Final Round Match #2 2 1952-08-01 YUG 4, USA 2
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Final Round Match #3 2 1952-08-02 HUN 4, USA 0 0
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Group A Match #3 1 1952-07-30 USA 4, BEL 2 3
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Group A Match #4 1 1952-07-30 USA 6, ESP 4
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Group A Match #3 1 1952-07-27 USA 8, GBR 3 3
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Group A Match #4 2 1952-07-28 ITA 5, USA 4
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Group A Match #6 1 1952-07-29 USA 4, AUT 1
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Qualifying Round Match #9 2 1952-07-25 SWE 5, USA 1 0
1952 Summer 21 Helsinki Water Polo United States USA Qualifying Round Match #16 1 1952-07-26 USA 6, ROU 3 0
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo United States USA Final Round Match #2 2 1956-12-01 YUG 5, USA 1
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo United States USA Final Round Match #3 1 1956-12-03 USA 4, GER 3
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo United States USA Final Round Match #6 2 1956-12-04 ITA 3, USA 2
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo United States USA Group B Match #1 1 1956-11-28 USA 5, GBR 3
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Water Polo United States USA Group B Match #3 2 1956-11-30 HUN 6, USA 2 0

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1956 Summer 25 Melbourne Swimming United States Round One Heat Three 6 2:52.2