Stephen Poulter (swimmer)
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| Born | 18 February 1961 Whalley, Lancashire, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Stephen J. "Steve" Poulter (born 18 February 1961, in Whalley, Lancashire) is a British retired swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Poulter competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.[2]
He represented England and won a silver medal in the 400 metres individual medley, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres individual medley, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] He also won the 1981 and 1982 ASA National British Championships title in the 400 metres medley[6][7] and the 1981 200 metres butterfly title.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Steve Poulter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Steve Poulter Biography". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1981, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 21 Aug. 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
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