Brian Wilkinson
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| Born | 12 February 1938 Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
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Brian Wilkinson (born 12 February 1938) is an Australian former swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, as a member of the Australian men’s 4x220-yard freestyle relay team.[1]
Wilkinson also competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Sorely missed': Aussie Olympic champion dies". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
See caption under photo of victorious relay team.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Wilkinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links[edit]
- Brian Wilkinson at World Aquatics
- Brian Wilkinson at Olympedia
- Brian Wilkinson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Brian Wilkinson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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