Peter Salmon (swimmer)
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Full name | Peter Alexander Salmon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | August 5, 1929||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | October 11, 2003 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter A. Salmon (August 3, 1929 – October 11, 2003) was a competitive backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada. He represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948 in London. Salmon claimed the gold medal in the men's 100-metre freestyle event at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
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References
External links
- Peter Salmon at World Aquatics
- Peter Salmon at SwimRankings.net
- Peter Salmon at Olympics.com
- Peter Salmon at Team Canada
- Peter Salmon at Olympedia