Russell Morrison
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Russell John Morrison (died 4 June 2013 in Adelaide)[1] was a Paralympic swimmer from Australia. He was a classified "5" competitor at the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics representing Australia in backstroke, freestyle and medley events.[2] He won two bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle and 3 x 50 m medley.[2]
At the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, New Zealand he won four gold medals in swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Front Class 4 (Commonwealth record time), Men's 50m Freestyle Back Class 4 (Commonwealth record time), Men's 3 x 50m Individual Medley Class 4 and Men's 3 x 50m Medley Relay.[3]
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- Paralympic swimmers for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- 2013 deaths
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Australian male freestyle swimmers
- Australian male backstroke swimmers
- Australian male medley swimmers
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian swimming biography stubs
- Australian Paralympic medalist stubs