Angus James Waddell (born 25 July 1964) is a former

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who competed for Australia at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 15th overall position in the 50-metre freestyle. Angus Waddell finished 10th in the high jump at the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

in Brisbane and eight years later won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. This made him the first athlete to compete in the Commonwealth Games in two different sports.

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1964 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Australian male high jumpers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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