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Australian swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 26 March 1951||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 March 2014 62) Beechmont, Queensland | (aged||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He attended The Southport School.[1]
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