Kingsley Bugarin
Kingsley Bugarin
After Rottnest channel swim 2005 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Kingsley Haldane Bugarin |
| Nickname(s) |
Biggles |
| Nationality |
Australia |
| Born |
3 August 1968 (1968-08-03) (age 43)
Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
| Height |
178cm |
| Weight |
73Kg (163lb) |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Stroke(s) |
Breaststroke, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly |
| Club |
Swan Hills swimming club |
Medal record
| Competitor for Australia |
| Men's swimming |
| Paralympic Games |
| Silver |
1984 New York |
50m Freestyle |
| Silver |
1984 New York |
50m Breaststroke |
| Bronze |
1984 New York |
400m Breaststroke |
| Bronze |
1988 Seoul |
50m breaststroke |
| Bronze |
1988 Seoul |
100m breaststroke |
| Bronze |
1988 Seoul |
200m breaststroke |
| Silver |
1992 Barcelona |
100m breaststroke |
| Silver |
1992 Barcelona |
200m breaststroke |
| Silver |
1992 Barcelona |
200m individual medley |
| Bronze |
1992 Barcelona |
50m freestyle |
| Gold |
1996 Atlanta |
100 m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1996 Atlanta |
200m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1996 Atlanta |
200m individual medley |
| Silver |
1996 Atlanta |
100m butterfly |
| Silver |
1996 Atlanta |
100m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1996 Atlanta |
400m freestyle |
| Gold |
2000 Sydney |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
2000 Sydney |
200m individual medley |
| Silver |
2000 Sydney |
400m freestyle |
| World Championships |
| Bronze |
1986 Gothenburg |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1990 Assen |
200m individual medley |
| Silver |
1990 Assen |
100m breaststroke |
| Silver |
1990 Assen |
200m breaststroke |
| Bronze |
1990 Assen |
50m freestyle |
| Gold |
1994 Valetta |
100m breaststroke |
| Silver |
1994 Valetta |
50m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1994 Valetta |
100m freestyle |
| Gold |
1998 Madrid |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1998 Madrid |
200m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1998 Madrid |
200m individual medley |
| Gold |
1998 Madrid |
100m butterfly |
| British Telecom National Swimming Championships |
| Gold |
1998 Sheffield |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1998 Sheffield |
200m individual medley |
| Silver |
1998 Sheffield |
100m freestyle |
| Silver |
1998 Sheffield |
100m butterfly |
| Gold |
1999 Sheffield |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1999 Sheffield |
200m individual medley |
| Silver |
1999 Sheffield |
100m butterfly |
| Silver |
1999 Sheffield |
400m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1999 Sheffield |
50m freestyle |
| German Open Disabled Swimming Championships |
| Gold |
1999 Braunschweig |
50m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1999 Braunschweig |
100m breaststroke |
| Gold |
1999 Braunschweig |
200m individual medley |
| Gold |
1999 Braunschweig |
400m freestyle |
| Silver |
1999 Braunschweig |
100m butterfly |
| Bronze |
1999 Braunschweig |
50m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1999 Braunschweig |
100m freestyle |
| Bronze |
1999 Braunschweig |
50m butterfly |
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Kingsley Haldane Bugarin OAM (born 3 August 1968 in Mount Lawley, Western Australia) is a former Australian swimmer. He competed in five consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1984 to 2000, winning a total of five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals.[1]
Kingsley is officially retired from high level competition but still trains and competes in open water swimming events.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1997 to 1999 in swimming.[2]
References
- ^ kingsley bugarin's profile on paralympic.org
- ^ Nihil, G. (2006). Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 1921156163.
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bugarin, Kingsley |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
3 August 1968 |
| Place of birth |
Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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