Profile details
- Born
- 17 Jan 1938
- Birthplace
- Maryborough
- Country
- Australia
- Height
- 190 cm
- Sport
- Swimming
- Discipline
- Aquatic
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Australian Sports Medal
- ▸International Swimming Hall of Fame
- ▸Officer of the Order of Australia
Competition Appearances
5 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·1960 Summer Olympics
- ·1960 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke
- ·1960 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
- ·1956 Summer Olympics
- ·1956 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke
Career Timeline
- 1956Competed at 1956 Summer Olympics
- 1956Competed at swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke
- 1960Competed at 1960 Summer Olympics
- 1960Competed at swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke
- 1960Competed at swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Statistics
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About
David Egmont Theile, AO (born 17 January 1938) is an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won consecutive gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, the only Australian to do so. He subsequently became a leading surgeon and medical administrator.
Biography adapted from David Theile on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.