Allan Wood

For other people with similar names, see Alan Wood and Allen Wood.

Allan Wood
Wood at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAllan Frederick Wood
National team Australia
Born(1943-05-16)16 May 1943
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Died10 October 2022(2022-10-10) (aged 79)
Tugun, Queensland, Australia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 4 × 220 yards freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth 440 yards freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 1650 yards freestyle

Allan Frederick Wood (16 May 1943 – 10 October 2022) was an Australian freestyle swimmer, who won bronze medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He spent his entire career in the shadow of fellow Australian distance freestyle swimmers Murray Rose and Bob Windle who won Olympic gold medals.[2]

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