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2000 Sydney Olympics: Sydney Olympic Park Path of Champions,…
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Melbourne
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18-Aug-2011
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2000 Sydney Olympics: Sydney Olympic Park Path of Champions, large circular plaque, 75 cm diameter, 'John Konrads, Born 1942 Riga, Latvia. Olympic Champion 1960, 1500m Freestyle, Rome. Club Bankstown. John Konrads Won the 1500m, Achieved a Bronze Medal in the 400m and a Freestyle Relay Medal at the 1960 Olympics. He Held Every World Freestyle Record From 200m to 1650y Concurrently. World Records 220y/200m Freestyle 2:04.8 Sydney 18 Jan 1958 220y/200m Freestyle 2:03.2 Sydney 5 Mar 1958 220y/200m Freestyle 2:02.2 Sydney 16 Jan 1959 220y Freestyle 2:01.9 Sydney 22 Jan 1960 220y Freestyle 2:01.6 Sydney 20 Feb 1960 440y/400m Freestyle 4:25.9 Sydney 15 Jan 1958 440y/400m Freestyle 4:21.8 Melbourne 18 Feb 1958 440y/400m Freestyle 4:19.0 Sydney 7 Feb 1959 440y/400m Freestyle 4:15.9 Sydney 23 Feb 1960 880y/800m Freestyle 9:17.7 Sydney 11 Jan 1958 880y/800m Freestyle 9:14.5 Melbourne 22 Feb 1958 880y/800m Freestyle 8:59.6 Sydney 10 Jan 1959 1650y/1500m Freestyle 17:28.7 Melbourne 22 Feb 1958 1650y/1500m Freestyle 17:11.0 Sydney 27 Feb 1960 400m Freestyle 3:46.3 Brisbane 3 Mar 1958 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:47.3 Sydney 9 Feb 1958 440y/400m Freestyle 3:46.8 Sydney 6 Feb 1960 5 x 520y/200m Freestyle 8:16.6 Townsville 6 Aug 1960 5 x 520y Freestyle 8:24.5 Sydney 5 Mar 1958. This Is the Only Official Copy of the Plaque Which Is Embedded in the Ground at the Entry to the Homebush Aquatic Centre; Venue of the 2000 Olympics. Besides Konrads, the Other Post War Australian Legends of Swimming Honoured in This Way at the Opening of the Centre in 1996 Were Murray Rose, Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Olympics and Other Games