Graham White
Graham Ross White 
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| Surname: | Graham White | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | February 14, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | ??, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.83 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 79 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Ross White , OAM (born February 14, 1951 in New South Wales ) is a former Australian swimmer who was active in the 1960s and 70s and won the silver medals with the 4-by-200-meter at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City Freestyle relay won.
White competed with Michael Wenden , Robert Windle and Gregory Rogers and the team lost to the Olympic champions from the USA by only half a body length . He also competed in the 400 and 1500 meter freestyle and reached fifth and fourth place, respectively.
At the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh , White was part of the team that won both gold over the 4 × 100 meters and the 4 × 200 meters freestyle. He also won the gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle.
His career came to a bad end at his last Olympic Games in 1972 . In the 1500 meter freestyle he was fifth, but over 200 or 400 meters he was eliminated in the prelims.
On June 11, 1984 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia to honor him for his athletic achievements.
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Honors Database (accessed August 27, 2010)
Web links
- Graham White in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | White, Graham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, Graham Ross (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1951 |