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Full name
  
Gregory John Brough

Name
  
Greg Brough

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming

Sport
  
Swimming

Weight
  
79 kg

National team
  
Australia

Height
  
1.87 m

Nickname(s)
  
"Bruffy"

Role
  
Freestyle swimmer


Born
  
26 March 1951 (
1951-03-26
)
Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Died
  
March 9, 2014, Beechmont, Queensland, Australia

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre 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.

References

Greg Brough Wikipedia