Ian O'Brien

Ian Lovett O'Brien ( born March 3, 1947 in Wellington, New South Wales ) is a former Australian swimmer.

At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he became Olympic champion in the 200 m breaststroke and placed at the same time with 2:27,8 minutes a new world record. He also won the bronze medal with the 4 × 100 m medley relay of Australians. Four years later, he left in the flow over 200 m breaststroke and then ended his career. In 1985 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international swimming sport.

Summer Olympic Games 1964 Summer Olympics 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games List of world records in swimming Frederick Holman (swimmer) Walter Bathe Bob Skelton (swimmer) Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Joe Verdeur John Davies (swimmer) David Wilkie (swimmer) Victor Davis Mike Barrowman Domenico Fioravanti
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