 De Burgh with teammates Alex Harris, Ben Austin and Scott Brockenshire showing their silver medals won in the Men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34pts at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cammeron De'Burgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1971 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron de Burgh (born 11 April 1971) [1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who has won four medals at two Paralympics.
De Burgh was born in New Zealand on 11 April 1971, [1] and moved to Brisbane in Australia in 1991. [2] At the age of 16, his trail-bike was hit by a car while he was performing a U-turn and his right leg was amputated above the knee due to his injuries. [2] Four months after the accident, he began an apprenticeship at a golf course. [2]
De Burgh started swimming in the early 1990s. [2] In 1995, he won five gold medals at the Australian National Swimming Championships. [2] He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10 event. [3] In the freestyle and butterfly events at the 1996 Games, he set Australian records. [2] He was a 1997 and 1998 Motor Accidents Authority Paralympian. [2] [4] In 1998, he competed at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Christchurch. [2] In the 100 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly events, he won silver medals. [2] At the Championship, he was part of the Australian 4 x 100 m relay team that won a gold medal. [2] 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. [2] In 2000, his competitive sport participation was sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales. [5] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won two silver medals in the Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 and Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts events and a bronze medal in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event. [3]
In 1995, the Australian Paralympic Federation named De Burgh their Developing Paralympian of the Year. [2]
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