Michael Turner (swimmer)
English swimmer (1948–2020)
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Michael H. Turner (16 June 1948 – December 2020) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and World University Games, and England in the Commonwealth Games, during the 1960s.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1948 England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2020 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockport SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Turner competed in freestyle swimming events. He represented Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.
Turner represented the England team[1] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, collecting medals in all three men's team relay events.[2]
He won a bronze medal with Tony Jarvis, John Martin-Dye and Bob Lord in the 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay, a bronze medal with John Thurley, Keith Bewley and Jarvis, in the 4 x220 yards freestyle relay and a silver with Keith Bewley, Neil Jackson and Malcolm Tucker in the medley relay.[3]
