Graham Dunn
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| Full name | Graham John Jennings Dunn | ||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1950 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1973 (aged 23) Balmain, New South Wales | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||
Medal record
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Graham Dunn (11 March 1950 – 12 October 1973) was an Australian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
He died at age 23 from morphine poisoning after becoming addicted to drugs.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graham Dunn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "COURT REPORTS Former swim star 'killed by drugs'". Canberra Times. 2 March 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Graham Dunn at World Aquatics
- Graham Dunn at SwimRankings.net
- Graham Dunn at Olympics.com
- Graham Dunn at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Graham Dunn at Olympedia
- Graham Dunn at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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