fullname club birth_place weight height collegeteam birth_date article_title strokes name nicknames
douglas dale northway oasis aquatic club ontario , california 160 lb kg on 5 ft 11 in m on university of arizona 28 april 1955 doug northway
 freestyle doug northway `` doug ''
doug northway

douglas dale northway -lrb- born april 28 , 1955 -rrb- is an american former swimmer who represented the united states at two consecutive olympic games .
as a 17-year-old at the 1972 summer olympics in munich , germany , northway received a bronze medal for his third-place performance in the men 's 1,500-meter freestyle -lrb- 16:09.25 -rrb- .
four years later at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal , quebec , he swam for the gold medal-winning u.s. team in the preliminary heats of the men 's 4x200-meter freestyle relay .
he did not receive a medal for his 1976 relay effort , however , because only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the rules then in effect .
