Brian Brinkley
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| Full name | Brian Brinkley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1953 Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Modernian Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Brinkley (born 28 December 1953) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain twice in the Olympic Games, and England in the Commonwealth Games.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Brinkley qualified to compete in six events: the 100-, 200-, 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events, the 200-metre butterfly, and the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. His best performances were fourth in the 400-metre freestyle final, and eighth as a member of the British men's team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[1]
When Christchurch, New Zealand hosted the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, he swam for England in six events, winning medals in all of them. He won a gold medal for his first-place performance in the 200-metre butterfly, and two silver medals for finishing second in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He was also a member of all three of England's relay teams, winning a silver in the 4x200-metre freestyle, and bronzes in the 4x100-metree freestyle and 4x100-metre medley.[2]
Two years later in Montreal, Quebec, at the 1976 Summer Olympics, Brinkley competed in four events. He was a member of the fourth-place British team in the men's 4x100-metre medley relay, and won a bronze medal with the third-place British men in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. In individual competition, he advanced to the event final of the 200-metre butterfly and came sixth. He also swam in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle but did not advance.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Brian Brinkley. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ GBRathletics, Commonwealth Games Medallists, Swimming and Diving (Men). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- English swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Male butterfly swimmers
- Male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics