Age, Biography and Wiki
Allan Wood (Allan Frederick Wood) was born on 16 May, 1943 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian swimmer (1943–2022). Discover Allan Wood's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
| Popular As |
Allan Frederick Wood |
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| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
16 May, 1943 |
| Birthday |
16 May |
| Birthplace |
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Date of death |
10 October, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Tugun, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous swimmer with the age 79 years old group.
Allan Wood Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Allan Wood height is 1.77 m and Weight 68 kg.
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1.77 m |
| Weight |
68 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Allan Wood Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Allan Wood worth at the age of 79 years old? Allan Wood’s income source is mostly from being a successful swimmer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Allan Wood's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
swimmer |
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Timeline
Wood was relegated to silver in the 440-yard freestyle behind Rose, and bronze in the 1650-yard freestyle, behind Rose and Windle.
Wood won a gold medal in the 4×220-yard freestyle relay, alongside Windle, Rose, and Tony Strahan and help to set a world record in the process.
Prior to the Tokyo Olympics, Wood's coach, Don Talbot, strove to change Wood's technique, slowing down the stroke rate, but increasing the deepness of the strokes.
This paid dividends at the Olympics when Wood, who had never swum faster than 4 minutes, 20 seconds in the 400-metre freestyle, dropped his personal best to 4 minutes, 15.1 seconds, to claim bronze behind American Don Schollander and East Germany's Frank Wiegand.
In the 1500-metre freestyle, Wood posted a time of 17 minutes, 7.7 seconds, a 20-second drop in his personal best, in a race won by Windle in Olympic record time.
Among the swimmers who Wood defeated was Roy Saari, the world record holder in the event.
Wood narrowly missed a third medal when he, Windle, Dickson, and Peter Doak finished fourth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Allan Frederick Wood (16 May 1943 – 10 October 2022) was an Australian freestyle swimmer, who won bronze medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
He spent his entire career in the shadow of fellow Australian distance freestyle swimmers Murray Rose and Bob Windle who won Olympic gold medals.
Coming from Wollongong, Wood made his debut at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he was a member of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, swimming in the heats.
Wood had been expected to do well at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, as he was the Australian 880-yard freestyle champion.
However, a last-minute public appeal brought Rose back from the United States, where he was studying and competing in the US collegiate system.
Wood retired from swimming competitively after the 1964 Olympics and became a swimming coach.
Later in life, he moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, and bred horses in the Currumbin Valley.
Although the team of John Devitt, John Konrads, David Dickson, and Rose proceeded to claim bronze in the final, Wood was not awarded a medal, as heat swimmers were not entitled to one until 1984.
In 1984, he received his bronze medal from the 1960 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee awarding them retrospectively.
On 10 October 2022, Wood died of cancer at John Flynn Private Hospital in Tugun, Gold Coast.
