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For U.S. politician, see Matthew A. Dunn.
Matthew Dunn Personal information Full name Matthew Stephen Dunn Nickname(s) "Matt" Nationality 
AustraliaBorn 2 September 1973
Leeton, New South WalesHeight 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle and Medley College team Sydney University Medal recordCommonwealth Games Gold 1994 Victoria 200 m Medley Gold 1994 Victoria 400 m Medley Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m Medley Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4 x 200 m Freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m Medley Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m Medley Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x200 m Freestyle Gold 1997 Gothenburg 200 m Medley Gold 1997 Gothenburg 400 m Medley Gold 1997 Gothenburg 4x200 m Freestyle Gold 1999 Hong Kong 200 m Medley Gold 1999 Hong Kong 400 m Medley Silver 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100 m Freestyle Silver 1999 Hong Kong 100 m Medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1993 Kobe 200 m Medley Gold 1993 Kobe 400 m Medley Gold 1995 Atlanta 4x200 m Freestyle Gold 1997 Fukuoka 200 m Medley Gold 1997 Fukuoka 400 m Medley Gold 1999 Sydney 400 m Medley Silver 1995 Atlanta 200 m Medley Bronze 1991 Edmonton 400 m Medley Bronze 1995 Atlanta 400 m Medley Bronze 1999 Sydney 200 m Medley Matthew Dunn (born 2 September 1973 in Leeton, New South Wales) is a former Olympic freestyle and medley swimmer swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992.
Dunn trained under the guidance of Russia's swimming coach Gennadi Touretski, the same man who coached the legendary Alexander Popov. Dunn was a specialist in the short course (25 m) events; there he won several medals in the 1990s. He was a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the medley events and set a world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur alongside Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Daniel Kowalski.
See also
- Commonwealth Games records in swimming
References
Records Preceded by
Marcel WoudaMen's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (short course)
24 September 1998 – 23 February 2003Succeeded by
Brian JohnsWorld Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley 1993: Christian Keller (GER) · 1995: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 1999: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 2000: Jani Sievinen (FIN) · 2002: Jani Sievinen (FIN) · 2004: Thiago Pereira (BRA) · 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) · 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA) · 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA)World Short Course Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley 1993: Curtis Myden (CAN) · 1995: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 1999: Matthew Dunn (AUS) · 2000: Jani Sievinen (FIN) · 2002: Tom Wilkens (USA) · 2004: Oussama Mellouli (TUN) · 2006: Ryan Lochte (USA) · 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA) · 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA)World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay 1993: Sweden (Wallin, Werner, Frölander, Holmertz) • 1995: Australia (Klim, Dunn, Allen, Kowalski) • 1997: Australia (Klim, Hackett, Kirby, Dunn) • 1999: Netherlands (Van den Hoogenband, Kenkhuis, Zuijdweg, Wouda) • 2000: United States (Davis, Walker, Tucker, Carvin) • 2002: Australia (Pearson, Hass, Dunne, Hackett) • 2004: United States (Lochte, Carvin, Ketchum, Mortimer) • 2006: Italy (Rosolino, Pelliciari, Cassio, Magnini) • 2008: Australia (Palmer, Brits, Sprenger, Monk) • 2010: Russia (Lobintsev, Izotov, Lagunov, Sukhorukov)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley 1970: George Smith (CAN) • 1974: David Wilkie (SCO) • 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) • 1982: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1986: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1990: Gary Anderson (CAN) • 1994: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1998: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) • 2006: Gregor Tait (SCO) • 2010: James Goddard (ENG)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley 1962 – 1966: 440 yards individual medley • 1970 – 2010: 400 metres individual medley1962: Alex Alexander (AUS) • 1966: Peter Reynolds (AUS) • 1970: George Smith (CAN) • 1974: Mark Treffers (NZL) • 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) • 1982: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1986: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1990: Robert Bruce (AUS) • 1994: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1998: Trent Steed (AUS) • 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) • 2006: David Carry (SCO) • 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)
Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley 1985: Pablo Morales (USA) • 1987: David Wharton (USA) • 1989: David Wharton (USA) • 1991: Gary Anderson (CAN) • 1993: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1995: Tom Dolan (USA) • 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1999: Tom Wilkens (USA) • 2002: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2006: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA)
Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley 1985: Ricardo Prado (BRA) • 1987: David Wharton (USA) • 1989: David Wharton (USA) • 1991: Eric Namesnik (USA) • 1993: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1995: Tom Dolan (USA) • 1997: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1999: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 2002: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2006: Michael Phelps (USA) • 2010: Ryan Lochte (USA)
Pan Pacific Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay 1985: USA (Heath, Biondi, Dillon, Oppel) • 1987: USA (Dalbey, Biondi, Cetlinski, Oppel) • 1989: USA (Stewart, Jorgensen, Olsen, Gjertsen) • 1991: USA (Dalbey, Jorgensen, Hudepohl, Olsen) • 1993: USA (Burgess, Eckerman, Taner, Davis) • 1995: AUS (Allen, Housman, Dunn, Kowalski) • 1997: USA (Carvin, Malchow, Taner, Davis) • 1999: AUS (Thorpe, Kirby, Hackett, Klim) • 2002: AUS (Hackett, Stevens, Cram, Thorpe) • 2006: USA (Phelps, Lochte, Vanderkaay, Keller) • 2010: USA (Phelps, Vanderkaay, Berens, Lochte)
Categories:- 1973 births
- People educated at Knox Grammar School
- Australian swimmers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Australia
- People from New South Wales
- Living people
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Male freestyle swimmers
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