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Mark Chatfield
Personal information
Full name	Mark Webster Chatfield
National team	United States
Born	August 11, 1953; Bakersfield, California
Died	December 23, 1998 (aged 45)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Pasadena Swimming Association
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Summer Universiade

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Mark Webster Chatfield (August 11, 1953 – December 23, 1998) was an American breaststroke swimmer and breaststroke specialist.

Chatfield won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 1971 Pan American Games. He represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He advanced to the event final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke, finishing fourth with a time of 1:06.1.

He was the 1973 U.S. national champion in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.36). He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team from 1972 to 1975. As a college swimmer, he was recognized as an All-American in 1972 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke), 1973 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay), 1974 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay), and 1975 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard medley relay).

An accomplished Baroque and period musician, vocalist and composer, he played cello and was a countertenor.

Chatfield came out of retirement in 1994 to participate in the Gay Games. He recounted how "he could never disclose his sexuality for fear of losing his spot on the team."^[1]

Chatfield died of lymphoma on December 23, 1998; he was 45 years old.

References

^ "Marathon and Ceremony Bring Gay Games to Close (Published 1994)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023.

External links

L.A. Times Obituary
List of USC All-American swimmers
Mark Chatfield at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] "Marathon and Ceremony Bring Gay Games to Close (Published 1994)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023.

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+{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
+{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
-{{MedalGold| [[1971 Pan American Games|1971 Cali]] | [[Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games|100 m breaststroke]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1973 Summer Universiade|1973 Moscow]] | 4×100 m medley}}
+{{MedalGold | [[1971 Pan American Games|1971 Cali]] | [[Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games|100 m breaststroke]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Universiade]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[1973 Summer Universiade|1973 Moscow]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 Summer Universiade|4×100 m medley]]}}
+{{MedalBronze | [[1973 Summer Universiade|1973 Moscow]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 Summer Universiade|100 m breaststroke]]}}
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-'''Mark Webster Chatfield''' (August 11, 1953 &ndash; December 23, 1998) was an American [[breaststroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who participated in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich, Germany]].
+'''Mark Webster Chatfield''' (August 11, 1953 – December 23, 1998) was an American [[breaststroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and [[breaststroke]] specialist.
+Chatfield won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the [[1971 Pan American Games]].  He represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich, Germany.  He advanced to the event final of the [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|men's 100-meter breaststroke]], finishing fourth with a time of 1:06.1.
-There he ended up in fourth place in the men's 100-meter breaststroke, after having won the gold medal in the same event the previous year at the [[1971 Pan American Games]].
 He was the 1973 U.S. national champion in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.36).  He attended the [[University of Southern California]] (USC), where he swam for the [[USC Trojans]] swimming and diving team from 1972 to 1975.  As a college swimmer, he was recognized as an [[All-American]] in 1972 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke), 1973 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay), 1974 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard medley relay), and 1975 (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard medley relay).
-An accomplished Baroque and period musician, vocalist and composer, he played principal cello and was a countertenor.
+An accomplished Baroque and period musician, vocalist and composer, he played cello and was a countertenor.
-Chatfield came out of retirement in 1994 to participate in the [[Gay Games]], he recounted how "he could never disclose his sexuality for fear of losing his spot on the team."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/nyregion/marathon-and-ceremony-bring-gay-games-to-close.html Marathon and Ceremony Bring Gay Games to Close]</ref>
+Chatfield came out of retirement in 1994 to participate in the [[Gay Games]]. He recounted how "he could never disclose his sexuality for fear of losing his spot on the team."<ref>{{cite web |title=Marathon and Ceremony Bring Gay Games to Close (Published 1994) |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108032323/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/nyregion/marathon-and-ceremony-bring-gay-games-to-close.html |archive-date=2023-01-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/nyregion/marathon-and-ceremony-bring-gay-games-to-close.html}}</ref>
 Chatfield died of lymphoma on December 23, 1998; he was 45 years old.
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 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/25/news/mn-57587 L.A. Times Obituary]
+==External links==
+* [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-25-mn-57587-story.html L.A. Times Obituary]
 * [http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html List of USC All-American swimmers ]
+* {{Sports-Reference|ch/mark-chatfield-1}}
-* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/mark-chatfield-1.html Sports-reference bio and statistics]
-{{reflist}}
 {{Footer USA Swimming 1972 Summer Olympics}}
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 {{Footer Universiade Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata
-| NAME              = Chatfield, Mark
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Chatfield, Mark Webster; Chatfield, Mark W.
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American swimmer, Olympian, Pan American Games gold medalist
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = August 11, 1953
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Bakersfield, California, United States
-| DATE OF DEATH     = December 23, 1998
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatfield, Mark}}
 [[Category:1953 births]]
 [[Category:1998 deaths]]
 [[Category:American male breaststroke swimmers]]
-[[Category:LGBT Olympians]]
+[[Category:American gay sportsmen]]
-[[Category:LGBT sportspeople]]
+[[Category:Olympic swimmers for the United States]]
-[[Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States]]
-[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California]]
-[[Category:Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games]]
 [[Category:Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:USC Trojans men's swimmers]]
+[[Category:Deaths from lymphoma]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ swimmers]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ people from California]]
-{{US-swimming-bio-stub}}
+[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming]]
+[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade]]
+[[Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States]]
+[[Category:Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming]]
+[[Category:20th-century American LGBTQ people]]

v t e 1972 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's team	Robin Backhaus Tom Bruce Mike Burton Mark Chatfield Rick Colella Gary Conelly Rick DeMont David Edgar Dave Fairbank Steve Furniss Steve Genter Gary Hall (team captain) Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm Fred Tyler
Women's team	Susie Atwood Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman (team captain) Jenny Bartz Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Claudia Clevenger Lynn Colella (team captain) Ellie Daniel Deena Deardurff Jo Harshbarger Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall Judy Melick Barbara Mitchell Karen Moe Mary Montgomery Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton Keena Rothhammer Dana Schoenfield Dana Shrader Ann Simmons Lynn Skrifvars Lynn Vidali Carolyn Woods Jenny Wylie
Coaches	Don Gambril George Haines Peter Daland (men's head coach) Sherm Chavoor (women's head coach)

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International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	United States Spain

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