1. Iain Murray Rose, was an Australian swimmer, who swam for the University of Southern California, and worked as an actor, sports commentator and marketing executive.
23 Facts About Murray Rose
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Murray Rose was a six-time Olympic medalist, and at one time held the world records in the 400-metre, 800-metre, and 1500-metre freestyle.
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Murray Rose made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics as a 17-year-old and won three Olympic medals, all gold.
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Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Birmingham, England to parents Eileen and Ian Rose.
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Murray Rose started swimming as a boy and attended Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.
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At the age of 17, Rose participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
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Murray Rose was the youngest Olympian to be awarded three gold medals in one Olympic Games.
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Murray Rose continued competing while at USC, and graduated in 1962.
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Murray Rose again won an Olympic gold medal in the 400m freestyle, as well as a silver in the 1500m freestyle and a bronze in the freestyle relay, bringing his haul to six Olympic medals.
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Murray Rose eventually set 15 world records, including the world record in the 800-metre freestyle in 1962, which was not broken until Semyon Belits-Geiman set a new record in 1966.
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Murray Rose missed the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as he was attending university in the United States at the time of Australia's Olympic trials and so was omitted from their Olympic team; he had set world records for 880 yard and 1,500 metre freestyle event earlier in the months before the Games and would have been a medal favourite.
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From 1988 to 1994, Murray Rose was vice-president of California Sports Marketing specialising in marketing, sponsorships and promotions for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and special events at the Great Western Forum.
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Murray Rose was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Sydney.
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On 6 January 1959, Murray Rose appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell the Truth where he stumped the panel as they all voted for the wrong person.
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Murray Rose made his acting debut in the 1962 Australian live drama My Three Angels.
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Murray Rose guest starred in an episode of Adventure Unlimited.
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Murray Rose made periodic appearances in television and film including guest spots on Dr Kildare, You Bet Your Life, The Patty Duke Show, Dream Rider, Time Capsule 1932 and Time Capsule 1938.
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Murray Rose held a number of cause-related Board positions including the Mary MacKillop Foundation and Patron of Rainbow Club Australia, a non-profit charity providing children with special needs the opportunity to explore their abilities through sporting and recreational activities.
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Murray Rose was among the first swimmers inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in 1965, was voted Australia's greatest male Olympian by his peers in 1983, and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Murray Rose was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2000 for services to swimming.
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Murray Rose received the Australian Sports Medal that year and, in 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal.
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Murray Rose was previously married to Bobbie Whitby and he adopted her daughter.
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Murray Rose died of leukaemia on 15 April 2012 at the age of 73 in Sydney, New South Wales.