Gary Abraham
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| Nationality |
 Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 January 1959 Southampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southampton Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gary Abraham (born 8 January 1959) is a British former competitive swimmer who was an Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist.[1]
As a 17-year-old, Abraham represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Montréal. He competed in the 100 metre backstroke, and swam the backstroke leg for the British team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100 metre medley relay.
Abraham represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, winning silver medals in the 100 metre backstroke and the 4x100 metre medley relay.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he earned a bronze medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the third-place British team in the 4×100 metre medley relay.[2] Abraham swam the backstroke leg for the team. He was the first swimmer to utilize the rule permitting swimmers to swim 15 metres underwater at start of certain events.
Abraham retired from competitive swimming in 1983. He currently coaches at Eastleigh Swimming Club.
Personal bests
- Long course (50 m)
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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| 100 m butterfly | 55.42 | 23 August 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | Watch on YouTube | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.72 | 24 August 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Russia | ||
- Short course (33m)
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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| 110 yd backstroke | 59.80 | March 1981 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source | |
- Short course (25 m)
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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| 100 m butterfly | 58.79 | March 1982 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source | |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:00:00 | March 1978 | Hampshire County Championships | Southampton, United Kingdom | Source | |
References
- ↑ British Olympic Association > Athletes > Gary Abraham
- ↑ David Wallechinsky, The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 Edition, p. 736. Overlook Press (2000). ISBN 1-58567-046-4.
External links
- Gary Abraham – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com