About Alan Clarkson
Lived 1936 – 2010 (aged 73–74). Alan Clarkson was a swimmer.
Alan Malcolm Clarkson (12 September 1936 – 23 May 2010), was a male swimmer who competed for England.
Biography Clarkson was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School. at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.
He was the manager for the 1970, 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games teams and in 2004 he was appointed an OBE and received a long service award from the British Olympic Association in 2007. He was also a judge at four Olympic Games at Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984, Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992.
He was an accountant by trade and was married to Pauline Musgrave.
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Who was Alan Clarkson?
English swimmer
When was Alan Clarkson born?
Alan Clarkson was born on 12 September 1936.
When did Alan Clarkson die?
Alan Clarkson died in 2010.
What was Alan Clarkson's occupation?
Alan Clarkson was a swimmer.
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