Boy Charlton

Boy Charlton
Charlton c. 1930
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Murray Charlton
Nickname"Boy"
National teamAustralia
Born(1907-08-12)12 August 1907
Crows Nest, Sydney
Died10 December 1975(1975-12-10) (aged 68)
Avalon, Sydney
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubManly Swimming Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 1500 m freestyle

Andrew Murray "Boy" Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s who won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He set five world records and also won a further three silver and one bronze medal in his Olympic career.[1]

  1. ^ "Boy Charlton". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search