Percival Cale Oliver (1 April 1919 – 9 July 2011) was an Australian backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Percival Cale Oliver | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Percy" | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1919 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 2011 (aged 92) Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oliver was born in Nedlands, Western Australia and attended Hale School. He won 13 freestyle and backstroke Australian titles.[1]
At the age seventeen he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he finished seventh in the 100-metre backstroke.
Two years later he won gold in the 110-yard backstroke at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal as member of the Australian team in the 3x110-yard medley contest and competed in the 110-yard freestyle.
Oliver went on to teach at Mt Lawley and Hollywood Senior High Schools before taking over the administration of the Education Department's vacation swimming program.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Wilson, Ray (13 July 2011). "Olympian put in the hard yards". The West Australian. p. 19.
- ^ Tributes as WA's oldest Olympian is laid to rest
External links
edit- Percy Oliver's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Western Australia's send-off for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Percy Oliver's obituary
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