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.
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| Full name | Gregory John Brough | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He attended The Southport School.[1]
See also
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edit- 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.
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