Cameron de Burgh

Cameron de Burgh
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born New Zealand
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver 1996 Atlanta Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10
Silver 2000 Sydney Men's 100m Freestyle S7-10
Silver 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10

Cameron de Burgh is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.

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Personal

De Burgh was born in New Zealand,[1] but moved to Brisbane, Queensland in 1991 and represents Australia on the international level.[1] He lost a limb in an at the age of sixteen; when performing a U–turn on a trail bike, he was hit by a car.[1] He lost his right leg above the knee.[1] At the time of his accident, he had been working at a golf course for four months.[1]

Swimming

De Burgh started swimming in the early 1990s.[1] In 1995, he earned five gold medals at the Australian National Swimming Championships.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10 event.[2] In the freestyle and butterfly events at the 1996 Games, he set Australian records.[1] He was a 1997 and 1998 Motor Accidents Authority Paralympian.[1][3] He competed at the 1998 World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] In the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly events, he earned silver medals.[1] At the Championship, he was part of the Australian 4 x 100m relay team that won a gold medal.[1] In 1999, he competed in the German and United Kingdom national swimming championships. His medal haul at these two events included five gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal.[1] In 2000, his competitive sport participation was sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales.[4] At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, he won two silver medals in S9 men's swimming events: the 100m freestyle and the 4×100m freestyle relay event.[5] He competed in the 100m butterfly event and finished sixth.[5] He also competed in the 50m freestyle event, where he finished eighth.[5] He did not qualify for the finals in the 400m freestyle event.[5]

Recognition

In 1995, the Australian Paralympic Federation named him their Developing Paralympian of the Year.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Cameron de Burgh". New South Wales, Australia: Motor Accidents Authority. 1999. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/1999/Z1999-Oct-8/http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Cameron/Default.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=1996PG. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Team MAA 2000". New South Wales, Australia: Motor Accidents Authority. 2000. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/1999/Z1999-Oct-8/http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Default.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Success". Parliament of New South Wales. 1 November 2000. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20001101011. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d "The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games". Australian Institute of Sport. http://fulltext.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2001/ascpub/annualreport/sydneyp.asp. Retrieved 12 November 2011.