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Gary Winram

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Gary Winram
Personal information
Full nameGary Francis Winram
National teamAustralia
Born(1936-08-05)5 August 1936
Sydney, Australia
Died29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (aged 85)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBondi ASC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff 1650 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff 440 yd freestyle

Gary Francis Winram (5 August 1936 – 29 May 2022) was an Australian competitive swimmer who specialised primarily in middle- and long-distance freestyle events. As a 20-year-old, he competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He finished sixth in the men's 400-metre freestyle final (4:34.9), and eighth in the final of the men's 1500-metre freestyle (19:06.2).[1] Two years later at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, Winram won a silver medal in the 1650-yard freestyle, and a bronze in the 440-yard freestyle.[2]

At the age of 16, he was the first Australian to swim the 1650-yard freestyle in under 19 minutes.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary Winram". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Gary Winram Has Retired as Swimmer", The Age (13 August 1959). Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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