Andrew Charlton

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew ("Boy") Charlton, 1924
Andrew ("Boy") Charlton, 1928

Andrew Murray "Boy" Charlton (born August 12, 1907 in Crows Nest , † December 10, 1975 in Avalon , New South Wales ) was an Australian swimmer .

He took part in three Summer Olympic Games between 1924 and 1932. He became Olympic champion in the 1500 m freestyle at the Olympic Games in 1924 , won silver with the Australian 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and bronze in the 400 m freestyle. After the Olympic Games in 1928 , where he again won the silver medal in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle, he announced his retirement from swimming. In 1932 he still returned to the pool, but was unable to make it to the finals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of being overweight and weakened by flu.

In 1972 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Web links

Commons : Andrew Charlton  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Charlton, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charlton, Andrew Murray; Charlton, boy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Crows Nest , North Sydney Council
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1975
Place of death Avalon (New South Wales)