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| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1960-11-29)29 November 1960 (age 64) Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Leeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew Astbury (born 29 November 1960) is an English former competitiveswimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In his international swimming debut as an 18-year-old, Astbury representedEngland at the1978 Commonwealth Games inEdmonton,Alberta,Canada, where he received abronze medal for this third-place finish in the men's 1500-metre freestyle.[1]
In the first of two consecutive Summer Olympics in which he appeared, Astbury swam for Great Britain at the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was a member of the sixth-place British team in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay. In individual competition, he also competed in the preliminary heats of the 400 and 1500-metre freestyle events.
Competing forEngland at the1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, Astbury won gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle races in Commonwealth record times. He also won a silver medal as a member of the English men's team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 1500-metre freestyle.[2]
At the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, together with British teammatesNeil Cochran,Paul Easter andPaul Howe, finishing behind the Americans and West Germans. He also advanced to the B Final of the 400-metre freestyle, finishing sixth in the consolation final (14th overall), and competed in the preliminary heats of the 1500-metre freestyle.
He won the 1981 ASA National Championship200 metres freestyle title and the400 metres freestyle in 1980, 1981 and 1982.[3][4][5] He also won the ASA British National1500 metres freestyle title four times from 1980 to 1983.[6][7][8][9]
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