Andrew Astbury

Andrew Astbury

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Astbury
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-11-29) 29 November 1960 Leeds, West Yorkshire
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Great Britain Olympic Games Bronze 1984 LA 4x200 m freestyle Competitor for  England Commonwealth Games Gold 1982 Brisbane 200 m freestyle Gold 1982 Brisbane 400 m freestyle Silver 1982 Brisbane 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1978 Edmonton 1500 m freestyle Bronze 1982 Brisbane 1500 m freestyle

Andrew Astbury (born 29 November 1960 in Leeds) is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union). In 1984 (Los Angeles, California) he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe. Competing for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, Astbury won the 200 m and 400 m freestyle races in games record times.

References

• British Olympic Association athlete profile