Donald Bland
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1931 Gateshead, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2006 (aged 74)[1] Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lambton SC / Northsea | ||||||||||||||
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Donald Bland (23 July 1931 – 6 May 2006) was a British swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
At the 1948 Olympic Games in London he competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[3]
He represented the English team[4] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[5] where he won a bronze medal in the 4×220 yd freestyle relay.[6][7][8]
Four years later he represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[9] where he participated in the freestyle events.[10]
References
- ^ "Swim champ dies at age 74". Evening Chronicle. Reach plc. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donald Bland Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Donald Bland at Olympedia
- ^ "Jack Hale for Empire Games". Hull Daily Mail. 6 October 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Ardrop pair for Turin". Daily Herald. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.