Gary Winram

Gary Winram
Personal information
Full name Gary Francis Winram
National team Australia
Born (1936-08-05) 5 August 1936
Sydney
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Bondi ASC

Gary Francis Winram (born 5 August 1936) is an Australian former competitive swimmer who specialised primarily in middle- and long-distance freestyle events. As a 20-year-old, he competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He finished sixth in the men's 400-metre freestyle final (4:34.9), and eighth in the final of the men's 1500-metre freestyle (19:06.2).[1] Two years later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Winram won a silver medal in the 1650-yard freestyle, and a bronze in the 440-yard freestyle.[2]

At the age of 16, he was the first Australian to swim the 1650-yard freestyle in under 19 minutes.[2]

See also

References

  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Gary Winram. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Gary Winram Has Retired as Swimmer", The Age (13 August 1959). Retrieved 4 November 2015.


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