Martyn Woodroffe

Martyn Woodroffe

Personal information
Full name	Martyn John Woodroffe
Nationality	Welsh
Born	8 September 1950
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for  Great Britain Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 200 m butterfly Competitor for  Wales British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 200 m butterfly 1970 Edinburgh 200 m medley 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley

Martyn John Woodroffe (born 8 September 1950^[1]) is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Woodroffe was born in Cardiff, Wales.^[2] He represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the latter.^[3]

In 1968 he represented Great Britain at the Olympics in Mexico City in 5 swimming disciplines - 100 m, 200 m butterfly, 200 m, 400 m individual medley, and in the 4×100 m medley relay.^[1] He won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly in a time of 2 minutes 9.0 seconds behind Carl Robie of the United States.

Woodroffe was awarded the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1968, and was admitted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

1. "British Olympic Association > Athletes > Martyn Woodroffe". BOA. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
2. England & Wales Birth Index: Martyn J Woodroffe; Jul-Aug-Sep wuarter 1950; Mothers Maiden Name: Burford; District: Cardiff; Volume: 8b; Page: 259
3. "Commonwealth Games Federation Athlete Search". Retrieved 7 August 2008.