Brian Wilkinson

{{short description|Australian swimmer}}

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{{use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|2|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Australia}}

{{Medal|Comp|British Empire and Commonwealth Games}}

{{Medal|Gold | 1958 Cardiff | 4x220 yd freestyle relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze | 1958 Cardiff | 220 yd butterfly}}

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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.{{cite web |title='Sorely missed': Aussie Olympic champion dies |quote=See caption under photo of victorious relay team. |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/olympics/news-2023-john-devitt-dies-great-remembered-for-melbourne-1956-rome-1960-gold-medals/0eadf980-71ce-45f6-b849-616651e0e117?fbclid=IwAR05iMrHG5rxd0paXMCgkKsAYcSbepV4SqSrP |website=wwos.nine.com.au |access-date=20 December 2023 |language=en}}

Wilkinson also competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/brian-wilkinson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/brian-wilkinson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Brian Wilkinson Olympic Results |access-date=5 October 2016}}