Gordon Downie (swimmer)

Gordon Downie
Downie in 2013
Personal information
Full nameGordon Hunter Downie
National teamUnited Kingdom Great Britain
Scotland Scotland
Born (1955-03-03) 3 March 1955 (age 69)
Wisconsin, United States
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWarrender Baths Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle
World Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley

Gordon Hunter Downie (born 3 March 1955) is a British former competitive swimmer who swam in the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal as a member of the British 4x200-metre freestyle relay team.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Downie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.