Greg Brough
{{short description|Australian swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
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| name = Greg Brough
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| fullname = Gregory John Brough
| nicknames = "Bruffy"
| national_team = Australia
| strokes = Freestyle
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Surfers Paradise, Queensland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|3|9|1951|3|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Beechmont, Queensland
| height = {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Australia}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1968 Mexico City | 1500 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1970 Edinburgh | 400 m freestyle}}
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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.
He attended The Southport School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tss.qld.edu.au/sport/|title=Sport and Activities|publisher=The Southport School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228155944/https://www.tss.qld.edu.au/sport/|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=29 December 2017}}
See also
References
- {{cite book | last = Andrews | first = Malcolm | year = 2000 | title = Australia at the Olympic Games|publisher=ABC Books |isbn=0-7333-0884-8 |location=Sydney, New South Wales |page=64}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102757/http://olympics.com.au/news/greg-brough-passes-away-aged-62 Greg Brough's obituary]
- [https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/colourful-gold-coast-olympic-swimmer-gregh-brough-laid-to-rest/news-story/53e4f8ae04a2d45586fa5847741fcdb6 Colourful Gold Coast Olympic swimmer Gregh Brough laid to rest]
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Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Category:Olympic swimmers for Australia
Category:Australian male freestyle swimmers
Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland
Category:People educated at the Southport School
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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