Allan Robert Butler, OAM (born 1976) from

Tumut Tumut () is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut sits on the north-west foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is located on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, Wolgalu ...

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is an Australian

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athlete. In 1993, Butler moved to

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to take up a residential scholarship at the

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. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Relay TS2,4 event. He also competed in the Men's 100 m TS4, Men's 200 m TS4 and Men's 400 m TS4 but did not medal. Butler continues to be involved in

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in Tumut.

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