YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

Duncan Armstrong
1988 Award

Olympic Swimmer

Brisbane-born Armstrong achieved the best performance by a swimmer at the Seoul Olympic Games: a gold and a silver in world record time. He was also the anchor for the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay, which finished fourth, and swam the fastest time of the quartet.

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