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Full name | Maurice Froomes Christie | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Moss" | |||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||
Born |
Sydney, New South Wales |
26 November 1902|||||||||||||
Died | 19 December 1978 Sydney, New South Wales |
(aged 76)|||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maurice Froomes "Moss" Christie (26 November 1902 – 19 December 1978) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Combining with Boy Charlton, Ernest Henry and Frank Beaurepaire, the Australians trailed the Americans home by almost nine seconds, in a race conducted in the River Seine. Christie had a disappointing campaign in the individual events, being eliminated in the heats of the 100-metre and 1500-metre freestyle and being disqualified for a false start in his heat of the 400-metre freestyle.