Donald Bland
British swimmer
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Donald Bland (23 July 1931 – 6 May 2006) was a British swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born23 July 1931
Gateshead, England
Died6 May 2006 (aged 74)[1]
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
SportSwimming
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1931 Gateshead, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2006 (aged 74)[1] Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lambton SC / Northsea | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
At the 1948 Olympic Games in London he competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[3]
He represented the English team[4] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[5] where he won a bronze medal in the 4×220 yd freestyle relay.[6][7][8]
Four years later he represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[9] where he participated in the freestyle events.[10]
