Graham Smith (swimmer)
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| Medal record | |||
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 Graham Smith |
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m Medley | |
| World Championsips (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1978 Berlin | 200m Medley | |
| Silver | 1978 Berlin | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Silver | 1979 San Juan | 200m Medley | |
| Silver | 1979 San Juan | 4x100m Medley | |
| Bronze | 1979 San Juan | 100m Breaststroke | |
Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He did so alongside Stephen Pickell, Clay Evans, and Gary MacDonald.
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, he became the first competitor to win six gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games; he won the 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m individual medleys, and was part of the winning 4x100 freestyle and medley relay teams. Smith twice broke the world record in the men's 200m individual medley (long course). He also won a National Swimming Championship at the University of California Berkeley.
| Records | ||
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Preceded by David Wilkie |
Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 23, 1975 – August 4, 1977 |
Succeeded by Aleksandr Sidorenko |
Preceded by Steve Lundquist |
Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 2, 1978 – August 24, 1978 |
Succeeded by Jesse Vassallo |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Guy Lafleur |
(Tied with Ken Read) Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1978 |
Succeeded by Sandra Post |
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