Leigh Atkinson (born 10 June 1958) is a Welsh former swimmer. He competed in the
men's 100 metre breaststroke at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
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Leigh also competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 held in Edmonton, Canada and at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane 1982. On retirement from competing Leigh became the Welsh National Coach, taking the Welsh Team to the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, NZ in 1990.
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1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bishop's Stortford
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
British male breaststroke swimmers
Welsh male swimmers
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