Henry Luning

Henry Luning
1924 passport photo of Luning
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born(1905-01-24)January 24, 1905
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedSeptember 13, 1965(1965-09-13) (aged 60)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubHui Makami Club

Henry Kalahanohano Luning[1] (January 24, 1905 – September 13, 1965) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2] Luning competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 100-meter backstroke in the Olympics, but failed to qualify for the event final.[3] He was of German and Native Hawaiian descent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW9R-245 : 10 January 2020), Henry Kalahanohano Luning, 1905.
  2. ^ "Henry Luning". Olympedia. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Henry Luning's profile at Sports Reference.com Archived October 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP8G-VXZ : Sat Mar 09 15:26:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Fred A Luning and Minnie Luning, 1920.


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