Richard Schroeder

{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1961)}}

{{Distinguish|Richard Schröder|Rick Schroder}}

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| fullname = Richard Alan Schroeder

| nicknames = "Rich"

| national_team = United States

| strokes = Breaststroke

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| collegeteam = University of California, Santa Barbara

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|29|mf=y}}

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| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|174|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold | 1984 Los Angeles | 4x100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 1988 Seoul | 4x100 m medley}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Brisbane | 4x100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 1987 Brisbane | 100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Tokyo | 100 m breaststroke}}

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Richard Alan Schroeder (born October 29, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who was a breaststroke specialist and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Schroeder represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1984 Olympics, he also competed in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 2:18.03.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162743/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/rich-schroeder-1.html Rich Schroeder]. Retrieved November 8, 2012.

He also represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a gold medal swimming the breaststroke leg in the final of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay for the winning U.S. team. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke event with a time of 1:02.55.