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Gary Francis Winram (5 August 1936 – 29 May 2022) was an Australian competitive swimmer who specialised primarily in middle- and long-distance
freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
events. As a 20-year-old, he competed in two events at the
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in Melbourne. He finished sixth in the men's 400-metre freestyle final (4:34.9), and eighth in the final of the men's 1500-metre freestyle (19:06.2). Two years later at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...
in Cardiff, Wales, Winram won a silver medal in the 1650-yard freestyle, and a bronze in the 440-yard freestyle. Gary Winram Has Retired as Swimmer
, ''The Age'' (13 August 1959). Retrieved 4 November 2015. At the age of 16, he was the first Australian to swim the 1650-yard freestyle in under 19 minutes.


See also

* List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)


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* 1936 births 2022 deaths Australian male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers from Sydney Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub