Richard Burrell (swimmer)

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Richard Burrell
Personal information
Full nameRichard James Burrell
Born (1959-03-22) 22 March 1959 (age 66)
Southampton, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1982 Brisbane 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle

Richard James Burrell (born 22 March 1959) is a British swimmer.

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Swimming career

Burrell competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] Four years later, he represented England and won two silver medals in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relays, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4] He also won the 1978 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Burrell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 30 May 1978, p. 6". Times Digital Archive. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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