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David Wilkie RIP

clive
clive Posts: 19,442
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British Olympic swimming champion David Wilkie has died at the age of 70.

The Scot won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, as well as two Olympic silver medals and three world titles.

His family released a statement saying: “It is with great sadness that the family of David Wilkie MBE announce that he died peacefully surrounded by his family this morning, following his brave battle with cancer.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo

Comments

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,348
    Blimey so sad.  RIP
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,725
    The first swimmer for GB I remember. Back in the day when we barely won a medal in the Olympics. 
    RIP

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    RIP
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,179
    What shame,RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,757
    Oh dear oh dear. How sad that is. A real British sporting icon and a classy chap to boot. 

    RIP David
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    RIP David. You were a true great in your sport.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,735
    Sleep tight, David.
  • Arthur_Trudgill
    Arthur_Trudgill Posts: 463
    One of my heroes when I was a young breaststroke swimmer.
    I still remember that 2:15:11 for the 200m breaststroke and thinking it was superhuman.
    RIP David Wilkie.
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    RIP
  • ValleyOfTears
    ValleyOfTears Posts: 1,067
    Rest in peace David
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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,673
    A true great. 

    Smashed the world record in the 200 metres by three seconds at the 1976 Montreal Olympics - he also won Silver in the 100 metres. 

    We only won 4 medals in the athletics and swimming at Montreal - his two, a swimming bronze in a relay and Brendan Foster's bronze in the 10,000 metres.  David Wilkie was the stand out sportsman of the era.

    RIP David.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    R I P
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,579
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    A true great. 

    Smashed the world record in the 200 metres by three seconds at the 1976 Montreal Olympics - he also won Silver in the 100 metres. 

    We only won 4 medals in the athletics and swimming at Montreal - his two, a swimming bronze in a relay and Brendan Foster's bronze in the 10,000 metres.  David Wilkie was the stand out sportsman of the era.

    RIP David.
    The first Olympics that I can remember RIP DW.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    RIP. A great swimmer and national icon, and I guess a major reason why breaststroke has been a strong event for GB for the last 40 years, right through to Adam Peatty now.
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Sporting icon. Very sad. RIP 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    RIP…..David…..RIP.

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