Wayne Moore

Gold medal winning U.S. team of 4 × 200 meters free relay in Helsinki 1952:William Woolsey (at left), Wayne Moore,James McLane andFord Konno.
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Richard Moore
National team	United States
Born	(1931-11-20)November 20, 1931 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 20, 2015(2015-02-20) (aged 83) Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	New Haven Swim Club
College team	Yale University
Medal record Men's swimming Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1955 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle 1955 Mexico City 400 m freestyle RepresentingYale NCAA 1952 Princeton 220 yard freestyle 1953 Columbus Team title 1953 Columbus 220 yard freestyle

Wayne Richard Moore (November 20, 1931 – February 20, 2015) was an American competitionswimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.^[1]

Moore represented the United States at the1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in themen's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with U.S. teammatesBill Woolsey,Ford Konno andJimmy McLane.^[2] Individually, Moore also competed in themen's 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Olympics, finishing in sixth place in the event final.^[3]

Moore was born inBridgeport, Connecticut in 1931, the son of Richard F. and Mary S. Moore. He was a 1945 graduate ofWarren Harding High School, and graduated fromYale University in 1953 with a degree in economics.^[4] Swimming for theYale Bulldogs under coachBob Kiphuth, Moore won NCAA titles in the 220-yard freestyle in 1952 and 440-yard freestyle in 1953.^[5] After college, Moore was drafted in theU.S. Army and served during theKorean War.

Moore's father had founded theMoore Special Tool Company, of Bridgeport, atool and die maker. This specialised in ultra high-precision machine tools, such asjig borers andjig grinders.^[6][7] Wayne went to work for this company in 1953^[4] and in time became its president. In 1970 he authored the bookFoundations of Mechanical Accuracy,^[8] which is now seen as a standard text for the design ofprecise and stable machinery.^[9] He also became chairman of theNational Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTB), theAcme United Corporation, and was a director of theAmerican Precision Museum and theBridgeport Engineering Institute.^[1]

Moore died February 20, 2015; he was 83 years old.^[10]

• Moore, Wayne R. (1970).Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy. Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA: Moore Tool Company.ISBN 0262130807.LCCN 73127307.

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