David Ellis (swimmer)

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David Ellis
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Paralympic swimming
Medal record
Paralympic Games [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1964 Tokyo Men's 25 m Freestyle Prone complete class 2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1964 TokyoMen's 25 m Freestyle Supine complete class 2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Tel Aviv Men's 25 m Backstroke complete class 2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1968 Tel AvivMen's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Heideberg Men's 25 m Breaststroke 2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1964 TokyoMen's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1968 Tel AvivMen's 25 m Freestyle complete class 2

David Ellis is a retired British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals. He was the highest performing British athlete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, winning two golds and a silver. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brittain, I.S. (2012). "From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford: A History of the Summer Paralympic Games" (PDF). pp. 78–79, 93–95, 109–112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.