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Greg Brough

Personal information
Full name	Gregory John Brough
Nickname	"Bruffy"
National team	Australia
Born	(1951-03-26)26 March 1951 Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Died	9 March 2014(2014-03-09) (aged 62) Beechmont, Queensland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 1500 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 400 m freestyle

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.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.

1. "Sport and Activities". The Southport School. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

• Greg Brough's obituary
• Colourful Gold Coast Olympic swimmer Gregh Brough laid to rest

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