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home by some 25 seconds. Salnikov broke the world record, being the first man to break the 15-minute barrier. Metzker was pipped to the silver by just 0.19 of a second by Salnikov's compatriot
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in Edmonton, Canada, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 1500-metre and 400-metre freestyle respectively. He also claimed a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
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at the opening ceremony, when Australia marched under the Olympic flag to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of
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in Montreal, coming sixth in the 1500-metre freestyle and 13th in the 400-metre event.
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Metzker first showed his international pedigree in the pool at the
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Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
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In Moscow, Metzker trailed the great Soviet swimmer
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Durban, South Africa
Swimming
Freestyle
University of Alabama
Australia
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
1500 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton
1982 Brisbane
South African
1980 Summer Olympics
Denise Boyd
Afghanistan
1976 Summer Olympics
1978 Commonwealth Games
Vladimir Salnikov
Aleksandr Chaev
1982 Commonwealth Games
List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
ABC Books
ISBN
0-7333-0884-8
Max Metzker
World Aquatics
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