Sonya Gray

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Sonya Gray
Personal information
Born (1959-11-08) 8 November 1959 (age 63)
Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesfreestyle
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 4x100m freestyle

Sonya Gray (born 8 November 1959) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sonya Gray Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2016.