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{{Short description|American swimmer (1891–1968)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois1968126mf=y}}| death_place = Michigan City, Indiana511m|abbr=on}}| weight = | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men’s swimming}}{{MedalCountry | the United States}}{{MedalCompetition | Olympics}}{{MedalGold | 1912 Stockholm | 100 m backstroke}}{{MedalSilver | 1912 Stockholm | 4×200 m freestyle}}{{MedalBronze | 1908 London | 4×200 m freestyle}}}}Harry Joseph Hebner (June 15, 1891 – October 12, 1968) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.WEB,www.olympedia.org/athletes/51394, Harry Hebner, Olympedia, 11 April 2021, As part of the American men’s 4×200-meter relay teams, he won a bronze medal in 1908 and a silver medal in 1912; in 1912 he also won the 100-meter backstroke event. In the 100-meter freestyle, he was eliminated in the semi-finals in 1908, and in the first round in 1912. In 1920 he was a member of the fourth-place American water polo team.SPORTS-REFERENCE,web.archive.org/web/20200417170115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/harry-hebner-1.html, Harry Hebner, 2020-04-17,www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/harry-hebner-1.html, dead, Between 1910 and 1917, Hebner held all world backstroke records and won seven consecutive U.S. National backstroke titles. In total, he won 35 national titles in various swimming events. In 1968 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.WEB,www.ishof.org/harry-hebner-(usa).html, Harry Hebner (USA), ISHOF.org, International Swimming Hall of Fame, April 12, 2015, September 5, 2015,ishof.org/harry-hebner-(usa).html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150905183342ishof.org/harry-hebner-(usa).html,">web.archive.org/web/20150905183342ishof.org/harry-hebner-(usa).html, dead, In 1980, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.WEB, Harry J Hebner (1980),usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=124, usawaterpolo.org, USA Water Polo, 18 September 2020, WEB, Hall of Fame Inductees,usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx, usawaterpolo.org, USA Water Polo, 18 September 2020, He died in Michigan City, Indiana on October 12, 1968, and was buried at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago.NEWS,www.newspapers.com/clip/106303221/ex-swimmer-hebner-dies/, Ex-Swimmer, Hebner, Dies, South Bend Tribune, Michigan City, Indiana, AP, 7, 1968-10-13, 2022-07-25, Newspapers.com, NEWS,www.newspapers.com/clip/106303783/death-notices-hebner/, Death Notices: Hebner, Chicago Tribune, 66, 1968-10-14, 2022-07-25, Newspapers.com,

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

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{{Footer USA Swimming 1908 Summer Olympics}}{{Footer USA Swimming 1912 Summer Olympics}}{{Footer Olympic Champions 100 m Backstroke Men}}{{United States men’s water polo squad 1920 Summer Olympics}}