Munroe Bourne

Munroe Bourne

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Munroe Bourne
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 26, 1910(1910-05-26) Victoria, British Columbia
Died	July 11, 1992(1992-07-11) (aged 82) Rothesay, New Brunswick
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle and Backstroke
College team	McGill University
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze 1928 Amsterdam 4x200 m freestyle British Empire Games Gold 1930 Hamilton 100 y freestyle Gold 1930 Hamilton 4x200 y freestyle

Frederick Munroe Bourne (June 26, 1910 – July 11, 1992) was an international backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.

In the 1928 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in his semifinal of the 100 m backstroke event and fourth in his first round heat of the 100 m freestyle event and did not advance in both occasions.

Four years later he was fourth in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in his semifinal of the 100 m backstroke event and third in his first round heat of the 100 m freestyle event and did not advance in both occasions.

In the 1936 Olympics he was seventh in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in his first round heat of the 100 m freestyle event and sixth in his first round heat of the 100 m backstroke event and did not advance in both occasions.

He claimed the gold medal in the men's 100 yards freestyle event at the 1930 British Empire Games. At the same Games he was also a member of the Canadian relay team which won the gold medal in the 4 x 200 yards freestyle relay.

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Persondata
Name	Bourne, Munroe
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 26, 1910
Place of birth	Victoria, British Columbia
Date of death	July 11, 1992
Place of death	Rothesay, New Brunswick