Matthew Dunn (swimmer)

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Matthew Dunn
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Stephen Dunn
National teamAustralia
Born (1973-09-02) 2 September 1973 (age 50)
Leeton, New South Wales
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x200 m free
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Gothenburg 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Gothenburg 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Gothenburg 4x200 m free
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100 m free
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Kobe 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Kobe 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Atlanta 4x200 m free
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Fukuoka 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Fukuoka 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Sydney 400 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Kobe 4x100 m free
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Kobe 4x200 m free
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Atlanta 200 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Edmonton 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Atlanta 400 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Sydney 200 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria 400 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria 4 x 200 m free
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4 x 200 m free

Matthew Stephen Dunn (born 2 September 1973) is an Australian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

Dunn trained at the Australian Institute of Sport under Russian swimming coach Gennadi Touretski, who also taught Alexander Popov. Dunn was a specialist in the short course (25 m) events, and won several medals in the event in the 1990s. He was a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the medley events and set a world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur alongside Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Daniel Kowalski.

See also

Records
Preceded by Men's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (short course)

24 September 1998 23 February 2003
Succeeded by


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