Peter Salmon (swimmer)
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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| Full name | Peter Alexander Salmon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 5, 1929 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 11, 2003 (aged 74) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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External links
- Peter Salmon at World Aquatics
- Peter Salmon at SwimRankings.net
- Peter Salmon at Olympics.com
- Peter Salmon at Olympedia
- Peter Salmon at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Peter Salmon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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