Norman Wainwright
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| Born | July 4, 1914 Stoke on Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 2, 2000 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norman Wainwright (4 July 1914 – 2 May 2000) was an English freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Stoke-on-Trent.
In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event.
Four years later he was a member of the British team which finished sixth with the British team in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1936 Games. In the 1500 metre freestyle contest he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 400 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round.
His last Olympic appearance was in 1948 when he competed with the British team in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition which did not advance to the final.
At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English team which won the silver medal in the 4×200 yards freestyle contest. He also won a silver medal in the 440 yards event and a bronze medal in the 1500 yards competition. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he was part of the English team which won the gold medal in the 4×220 yards freestyle event. In Sydney he also won a bronze medal in the 1650 yards event and participated in the 110 yards backstroke competition.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Norman Wainwright at World Aquatics
- Norman Wainwright at Olympics.com
- Norman Wainwright at Olympedia
- Norman Wainwright at Team GB
- Norman Wainwright at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1914 births
- 2000 deaths
- Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- British male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- English male backstroke swimmers
- British male long-distance swimmers
- 20th-century English sportsmen