John Marshall (swimmer)
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John Birnie Marshall (29 March 1930 – 31 January 1957) was an Australian competitive swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre and a bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] By the age of 21, he had set 28 world and 38 American records (see note below).
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Full name | John Birnie Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1930-03-29)29 March 1930 Bondi, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 January 1957(1957-01-31) (aged 26) Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Yale University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Bob Kiphuth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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