Graham Thompson (swimmer)

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Graham Thompson
Personal information
Born (1964-05-02) 2 May 1964 (age 59)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Cairo 200 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Nairobi 100 m butterfly

Graham Thompson (born 2 May 1964) is a Zimbabwean butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graham Thompson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2017.