Matthew Stephen Dunn (born 2 September 1973) is an Australian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
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Full name | Matthew Stephen Dunn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-09-02) 2 September 1973 (age 49) Leeton, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dunn trained at the Australian Institute of Sport under Russian swimming coach Gennadi Touretski, who also taught Alexander Popov. Dunn was a specialist in the short course (25 m) events, and won several medals in the event in the 1990s. He was a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the medley events and set a world record in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur alongside Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Daniel Kowalski.
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Preceded by | Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) 24 September 1998 – 23 February 2003 |
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World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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World Short Course Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley | |
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World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m individual medley | |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 400 m individual medley | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley | |
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Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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