Michael Turner (swimmer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2020 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockport SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael H. Turner (16 June 1948 – 8 December 2020) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and World University Games, and England in the Commonwealth Games, during the 1960s.
Biography
Turner competed in freestyle swimming events. He represented Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.
Turner represented the England team[1] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, collecting medals in all three men's team relay events.[2]
He won a bronze medal with Tony Jarvis, John Martin-Dye and Bob Lord in the 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay, a bronze medal with John Thurley, Keith Bewley and Jarvis, in the 4 x220 yards freestyle relay and a silver with Keith Bewley, Neil Jackson and Malcolm Tucker in the medley relay.[3]
Turner died on 8 December 2020.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Mike Turner
- "British Olympic Association > Athlete Profiles > Michael Turner". Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- Michael Turner's obituary
- 1948 births
- 2020 deaths
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- English swimming biography stubs