Tony Alexander (swimmer)

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Tony Alexander
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Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
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Summer Paralympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S7
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S7

Tony Alexander is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer. [1] He represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Paralympics held in Atlanta, United States and he won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle S7 event. [2] He also won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres freestyle S7 event. [2]

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References

  1. "Tony Alexander". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Swimming Results". 1996 Summer Paralympics – paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.