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| Full name | Robert James Abernethy | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Rob | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert James Abernethy (born 1971) was an Australian swimmer specialising in freestyle sprint events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. He also competed for his native country at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan.
On 23 June 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[1]
- ^ "Robert Abernethy". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2012.