Noel Chambers
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| Full name | Noel Reif Chambers | |||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1923 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 1990 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||
| Relatives | Colin Chambers (brother) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | 220 yards freestyle champion (1946, 1948) 440 yards freestyle champion (1946, 1948) 880 yards freestyle champion (1946) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Noel Reif Chambers (14 July 1923 – 22 November 1990) was a New Zealand swimmer who won a gold medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Chambers won five New Zealand national swimming titles: the 220 yards freestyle in 1946 and 1948; the 440 yards freestyle in 1946 and 1948; and the 880 yards freestyle in 1946.[1]
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand men's 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay team, alongside Lyall Barry, Buddy Lucas, and Michael Amos.[2] He also competed in the 440 yards freestyle, finishing fourth in his heat with a time of 5:14.1, and did not progress to the final as the tenth fastest swimmer overall.[2]
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