Glenn Patching

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Glenn Patching
Personal information
Full nameGlenn Scott Patching
National teamAustralia
Born (1958-04-12) 12 April 1958 (age 63)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 4 x 100m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton 4 x 100m medley relay

Glenn Scott Patching (born 12 April 1958) was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won the gold medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Patching". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.


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