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| Full name | Peter John Doak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-03-09) 9 March 1944 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter John Doak, OAM (born 9 March 1944)1 was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He attended Geelong College between 1955 and 1960 where he joined the swimming team in 1958.2
Doak combined with Bob Windle, David Dickson and John Ryan to win bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, behind the United States and German teams, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. Doak had previously won gold in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, and finished fourth in the corresponding individual event. In 2014, Doak was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia.2
See also
See also
References
References
- Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (April 2014). "Peter Doak Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- "DOAK, Peter John OAM". Geelong College. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 135. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.