James Wallace O'Connor (August 25, 1903 – October 11, 1950) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who played internationally for the United States at four Olympiads: at the

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...

, 1928,

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

. In team sport at the 1924 Summer Olympics, a gold medal was won in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay event. With the national water polo team a bronze medal was won; he played one match. At the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

bronze medal match, they lost to France. He played two matches and scored one goal. At the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

they won a bronze medal. He played all four matches. At the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German language, German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympi ...

they won one and lost two matches in the preliminary group of the water polo tournament. He played all three matches. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Wally 1903 births 1950 deaths People from Madera, California American male freestyle swimmers American male water polo players World record setters in swimming Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic medalists in water polo Olympic water polo players of the United States Stanford Cardinal men's water polo players Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people

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