| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | 1500 m Freestyle | |
Maxwell ("Max") Metzker (born March 8, 1960 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet He was a co-flagbearer with Denise Boyd at the opening ceremony, when Australia marched under the Olympic flag to boycott the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Denise Boyd (née Robertson born 15 December 1952 is a former Australian Olympic sprinter who reached two Olympic finals in the 200 metres sprint Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
Metzker first showed his international pedigree in the pool at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, coming sixth in the 1500 m freestyle and 13th in the 400 m event. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec
He had his first international success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 1500 and 400 m freestyle respectively. The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton Alberta, Canada from 3 August-12 1978 Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He also claimed a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay.
In Moscow, Metzker trailed the great Soviet Union swimmer Vladimir Salnikov home by some 25 m. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (Владимир Валерьевич Сальников born May 21, 1960) is a Russian former Swimmer who Salnikov broke the world record, being the first man to break the 15 minute barrier. Metzker was pipped to the silver by just 0. 19s by Salnikov's compatriot Aleksandr Chaev. Metzker also reached the final of the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay, finishing seventh in both. Metzker bowed out of international competition with another gold in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
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