Paul Belk

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Paul Belk
Personal information
Full namePaul Adam Belk
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1977-06-12) 12 June 1977 (age 46)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Athens 4x100 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Beijing 4x100 m freestyle

Paul Adam Belk (born 12 June 1977) is a British former competitive swimmer who swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Belk competed for the British men's team in the preliminary heats of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. [1]

Immediately prior to the 2000 Olympics, Belk swam in the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships in Athens, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. The following year as the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, he was a member of the first-place British team in the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Belk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2012.