John Thurley
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1947 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sutton and Cheam Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
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John Philip Thurley (born 12 December 1947) is a male British former swimmer. Thurley competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Thurley competed in the 400 metres freestyle, 1,500 metres Freestyle and 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay events.[2]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards butterfly title in 1966 and the 220 yards butterfly title in 1966.[3][4]
Thurley represented the England team[5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing in four events.[6] He won a bronze medal with Michael Turner, Keith Bewley and Tony Jarvis, in the 4 x220 yards freestyle relay.[7][8]
A further Olympic appearance ensued at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Thurley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ ""A.S.A. lift ban on Finnigan." Times, 9 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "England's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.