What is Lance Larson?
{{Infobox swimmer | name = Lance Larson | image = Anefo 911-5425 Olympische.jpg | image_size = 220 | alt = | caption = ''Larson during the 1960 Olympics.'' | fullname = Lance Melvin Larson | nicknames = | national_team = {{USA}} | strokes = [[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]], [[medley swimming|individual medley]] | club = [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] | collegeteam = [[USC Trojans|University of Southern California]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|7|3}} | birth_place = [[Monterey Park, California]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|01|19|1940|7|3}} | death_place = [[Orange, California]], U.S. | height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|174|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | the United States}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] | [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4x100 m medley]]}} {{MedalSilver | 1960 Rome | [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]}} }} '''Lance Melvin Larson''' (July 3, 1940 – January 19, 2024) was an American competition swimmer. He won a gold medal at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] and a silver medal at the same event. Larson died on January 19, 2024 in [[Orange, California]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two-Time Olympic Medalist, Former World Record Holder Lance Larson Dies at 83 |url=https://swimswam.com/two-time-olympic-medalist-former-world-record-holder-lance-larson-dies-at-83/ |website=swimswam.com |access-date=2024-01-23}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Lance}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:American swimmers]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]] [[Category:S