Gary Dilley

{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1945)}}

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{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Gary Dilley

| image = Gary Dilley 1964.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| alt =

| caption = Dilley at the 1964 Olympics

| fullname = Gary J. Dilley

| nicknames =

| national_team = United States

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Spartan Swim Club

| collegeteam = Michigan State University

| coach = Charles McCaffree (MSU)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|1|15|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the United States}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1964 Tokyo | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 1965 Budapest | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCountry | Michigan State Spartans

}}

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships }}

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{{MedalGold | 1965 Ames | 100 yard backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 1965 Ames | 200 yard backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 1966 Colorado Springs | 100 yard backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 1966 Colorado Springs | 200 yard backstroke}}

}}

Gary J. Dilley (born January 15, 1945) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a silver medal in men's 200-meter backstroke, finishing second behind American teammate Jed Graef.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/gary-dilley-1.html Gary Dilley] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816101158/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/gary-dilley-1.html |date=August 16, 2011 }}. Retrieved February 3, 1230.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/SWI/mens-200-metres-backstroke-final.html Men's 200 metres Backstroke Final] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113123056/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/SWI/mens-200-metres-backstroke-final.html |date=November 13, 2012 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2013. Dilley set new Olympic records in the heats and semifinals, but Graef improved upon Dilley's records in the event's second semifinal and final.

Dilley attended Michigan State University, where he swam for the Michigan State Spartans swimming and diving team under Head Coach Charles McCaffree.{{cite web|url=https://archive.lib.msu.edu/uahc/FindingAids/ua17-354.html|title=Michigan State University Archives, Charles McCaffree Jr.|access-date=18 June 2023}} Dilley graduated from the Indiana University School of Dentistry, went on to earn a doctorate in orthodontics from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and then specialized in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. He maintained his orthodontic practice in Cary, North Carolina, and was formerly a faculty member at the UNC School of Dentistry.Dilley Orthodontics, [http://www.dilleyorthodontics.com/html/bio.html About Dr. Dilley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121005756/http://www.dilleyorthodontics.com/html/bio.html |date=November 21, 2009 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2013.