Claim: Raymond Bass was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the US navy and was an Olympian but failed to win a medal.
Evidence: He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in rope climbing. 
Raymond Henry Bass (January 15, 1910 – March 10, 1997) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, gymnast and Olympic medalist in the 1932 Summer Olympics.