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Matthew Stanley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 400 m freestyle

Matthew Stanley (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand swimmer. [1] His home town is Matamata. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 15th place in the heats, failing to reach the final.

At the 2012 World Short Course Swimming Championships Stanley finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle but the third-placed finisher, Mads Glæsner, was subsequently disqualified after a doping infringement and Stanley was promoted to the bronze medal position.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Stanley". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ Kiwi claims bronze after drugs failure