Greg Brough
Gregory John Brough (26 March 1951 – 9 March 2014) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In Mexico City, Brough finished behind the American world record-holder Mike Burton and his teammate John Kinsella. He also finished fourth in the 400-metre, also won by Burton. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Brough won a bronze in the 400-metre behind fellow Australian Graham White.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory John Brough | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bruffy" | |||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1951 Surfers Paradise, Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2014 (aged 62) Beechmont, Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
He attended The Southport School.[1]
See also
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
- "Sport and Activities". The Southport School. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.