Greg Brough

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.

He attended The Southport School.

See also

List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

External links

Greg Brough's obituary

Colourful Gold Coast Olympic swimmer Gregh Brough laid to rest

1951 births

2014 deaths

Olympic bronze medalists for Australia

Olympic bronze medalists in swimming

Olympic swimmers for Australia

Australian male freestyle swimmers

Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland

Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia

Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Sportsmen from Queensland