Allen Gilchrist

{{Short description|Canadian swimmer (born 1931)}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Allen Gilchrist | image = | caption = | fullname = | nicknames = | nationality = | strokes = | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|11|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry|{{flag|Canada|1921}}}} {{MedalCompetition|British Empire and Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|1950 Auckland|3×110 yd medley}} {{MedalSilver|1954 Vancouver|4×220 yd freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|1955 Mexico City|4×200 m freestyle}} | show-medals = }}

'''Allen Thomas Gilchrist''' (born 23 November 1931) is a Canadian former freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/allen-gilchrist-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102235/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/allen-gilchrist-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Allen Gilchrist Olympic Results |accessdate=18 September 2016}}</ref> He is the older brother of Sandy Gilchrist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greatbearswim.com/2016/06/28/ocean-falls-swim-clubs-sandy-gilchrist/|title=Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club's Sandy Gilchrist|date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

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