Glenn Buchanan

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Olympic medal record
Men's Swimming
Bronze Los Angeles 1984 100m Butterfly
Bronze Los Angeles 1984 4x100m Medley Relay

Glenn Buchanan (born November 19, 1962) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1980s from Townsville, who won two bronze medals in the 100m butterfly and the 4x100m medley relay, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Pitted against the United States' world record holder Pablo Morales and West Germany's Michael Gross, Buchanan swum at such a pace in a vain attempt to keep up that he broke the Australian record, finishing 0.77s behind Gross, who set a new world record. Each of the first six finishers had improved their respective national records. Buchanan then combined with Mark Stockwell, Peter Evans and Mark Kerry to claim another bronze in the 4x100m medley relay.

[edit] References

  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.