Justin Lemberg
{{short description|Australian swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
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| fullname = Justin William Lemberg
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| national_team = Australia
| strokes = Freestyle
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| collegeteam = University of Alabama
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland
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| height = {{convert|1.78
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| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Australia}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1984 Los Angeles | 400 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1985 Tokyo | 400 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold | 1985 Kobe | 400 m freestyle}}
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Justin William Lemberg (born 23 August 1966) is an Australian former middle-distance swimmer of the 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle, swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was coached by the flamboyant Laurie Lawrence.
Born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Lemberg put in the best performance of his life to improve his Australian record by more than two seconds to claim bronze, just 0.56 seconds behind the American duo of George DiCarlo and John Mykkanen. He also competed in the 200-metre and 1500-metre freestyle events, but was eliminated in the heats. He narrowly missed a second bronze, coming fourth as part of the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.
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=249}}
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Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's swimmers
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Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
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Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
Category:Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
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