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Maxwell Raymond Metzker (born 8 March 1960) was a South African-born long-distance freestyle swimmer who represented Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was a co-flagbearer with Denise Boyd at the opening ceremony, when Australia marched under the Olympic flag to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

Max Metzker

Personal information
Full name	Maxwell Raymond Metzker
Nickname(s)	"Max"
National team	Australia
Born	(1960-03-08) 8 March 1960 (age 62) Durban, South Africa
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Alabama
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 1500 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 1500 m freestyle 1978 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 1500 m freestyle 1978 Edmonton 400 m freestyle

Metzker first showed his international pedigree in the pool at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, coming sixth in the 1500-metre freestyle and 13th in the 400-metre event.

He had his first international success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, winning a gold and bronze medal in the 1500-metre and 400-metre freestyle respectively. He also claimed a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

In Moscow, Metzker trailed the great Soviet swimmer Vladimir Salnikov home by some 25 seconds. Salnikov broke the world record, being the first man to break the 15-minute barrier. Metzker was pipped to the silver by just 0.19 of a second by Salnikov's compatriot Aleksandr Chaev. Metzker also reached the final of the 400-metre freestyle and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, finishing seventh in both. Metzker retired from international competition with another gold in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.

External links

• Max Metzker at FINA
• Max Metzker at SwimRankings.net
• Max Metzker at Olympics.com
• Max Metzker at Olympedia
• Max Metzker at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Max Metzker at the Commonwealth Games Federation

На других языках

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[de] Max Metzker

Maxwell Raymond "Max" Metzker (* 8. März 1960 in Durban, Südafrika) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Schwimmer, südafrikanischer Herkunft, der bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1980 die Bronzemedaille über 1.500 Meter Freistil gewinnen konnte.

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- [en] Max Metzker

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[fr] Max Metzker

Maxwell Raymond Metzker, dit Max Metzker, né le 8 mars 1960 à Durban (Afrique du Sud), est un nageur australien, spécialiste des courses de nage libre.

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[it] Max Metzker

Maxwell ("Max") Metzker (Johannesburg, 8 marzo 1960) è un ex nuotatore australiano.

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[ru] Метцкер, Макс

Макс Метцкер (англ. Maxwell Raymond «Max» Metzker; род. 8 марта 1960, Дурбан, Наталь) — австралийский пловец, чемпион и призёр Игр Содружества, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1980 года в Москве, участник двух Олимпиад.

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