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Duncan Armstrong OAM

Olympic Gold Medalist and Champion of Success

Olympic gold medalist and world-record swimmer Duncan Armstrong captured Australia’s imagination at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning gold in the 200m freestyle. A decorated athlete, corporate professional and media contributor, Duncan inspires audiences with his stories of perseverance, humour, and the life lessons learned from a decade at the pinnacle of Australian sport.

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Duncan Armstrong is an Olympic gold medalist, record-breaking swimmer, and one of Australia’s most celebrated athletes. He rose to fame at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning gold in the 200m freestyle and breaking the world record, earning Australia’s 100th Olympic medal. Coached by the legendary Laurie Lawrence, Duncan enjoyed a decorated 10-year career representing Australia in the pool.

Since retiring from competitive swimming, Duncan has received numerous honours, including the Order of Australia Medal and Young Australian of the Year. Beyond his sporting achievements, he is a committed Christian, father of five, corporate professional at Telstra, media contributor, and corporate coach, as well as an active supporter of charitable initiatives.

A highly sought-after speaker, Duncan shares his personal stories from the green and gold tracksuit, delivering inspiration, humour, and life lessons learned from his journey to the pinnacle of Australian sport.

Duncan was both informative and inspiration, his contribution to our event made it all the more successful. I have never been so inspired nor entertained from a guest speaker. I had numerous attendees comment on the segment where Duncan presented. I would and will highly recommend him to fellow business partners and wouldn’t hesitate using him again for future events. Action COACH
Excellent. Duncan not only attended our golf day but also acted as MC for the dinner and interviewed the other athletes in attendance. Feedback was excellent. He changes very easily between one-on-one and MC personas...he is very warm and approachable - perfect for the sort of day we were having which was a golf day where we wanted the athletes to mix with senior executives from our customers. He is obviously passionate about sport and made a terrific contribution to our day. Fuji Xerox Australia
Senior Management were extremely pleased with Duncan's presentation. He engaged the audience with his easy humour and stories. Duncan also delivered the key messages we wanted the audience to leave the dinner with. Ergon Energy
Duncan was very well received by my team. He was most professional and delivered clear and relevant messaging around personal motivation and self direction, and the value of learning and listening to those people who are admired and successful in one’s chosen field. Duncan’s high energy and entertaining manner was just right and the perfect closure to our national team meeting at the Gold Coast! Medtronic Neuromodulation
He was so inspiring and our internal evaluation feedback was a sincere positive from staff with his performance – he was actually quite comical and uplifting. Friendly Society Private Hospital
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