Gary Abraham
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| Full name | Gary Abraham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain |
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| Born | 8 January 1959 Southampton, England |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southampton Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Gary Abraham (born 8 January 1959) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and FINA world championships, as well as England in the Commonwealth games, during the 1970s and early 1980s. Abraham was an Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games medallist.
As a 17-year-old, Abraham represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. He competed in the 100-metre backstroke, and swam the backstroke leg for the British team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100-metre medley relay.
Abraham represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, winning silver medals in the 100-metre backstroke and the 4x100-metre medley relay.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he earned a bronze medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the third-place British team in the 4×100-metre medley relay.[1] He was the first swimmer to utilize the rule permitting swimmers to swim 15 metres underwater at start of certain events.
Abraham retired from competitive swimming in 1983. He currently coaches at Eastleigh Swimming Club.
Personal bests
- Long course (50 m)
| Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 100 m butterfly | 55.42 | 23 August 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | Watch on YouTube | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.72 | 24 August 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia |
- Short course (33m)
| Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 110 yd backstroke | 59.80 | March 1981 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source |
- Short course (25 m)
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 100 m butterfly | 58.79 | March 1982 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source | |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:00:00 | March 1978 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source |
See also
References
- ↑ David Wallechinsky, The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 Edition, p. 736. Overlook Press (2000). ISBN 1-58567-046-4.
External links
- Gary Abraham – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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