George Smith (swimmer)
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Full name | George Warren Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edmonton, Alberta | November 20, 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley, but did not advance.[1]
At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Smith won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He also won two silver medals in the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, sharing second-place honours with Canadian teammates Ralph Hutton, Robert Kasting and Ron Jacks in both relays.
Inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1976.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Canadian male freestyle swimmers
- Canadian male medley swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Canada
- Swimmers from Edmonton
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- UBC Thunderbirds swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
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