Paul Moorfoot

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Paul Moorfoot
Personal information
Born (1960-03-03) 3 March 1960 (age 62)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesbackstroke, butterfly, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 200 m backstroke

Paul Moorfoot (born 3 March 1960) is an Australian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

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