Angus Waddell
Australian swimmer
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Full name | Angus James Waddell | ||||||||
National team | Australia | ||||||||
Born | (1964-07-25) 25 July 1964 (age 59) | ||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
Medal record
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Angus James Waddell (born 25 July 1964) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 15th overall position in the 50-metre freestyle.[1]
Angus Waddell finished 10th in the high jump at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and eight years later won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] This made him the first athlete to compete in the Commonwealth Games in two different sports.[3]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Angus Waddell Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Athlete Search". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "The Swim Academy Brisbane – Former Olympic swimmer Angus Waddell joins our coaching team!". The Swim Academy Brisbane. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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