Cameron Leslie
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | ||
Representing  New Zealand
| ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | 150 m individual medley SM4 |
| | 2012 London | 150 m individual medley SM4 |
| IPC World Championships | ||
| | 2013 Montreal | 150 m individual medley SM4 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Montreal | 50 m backstroke S5 |
Cameron Leslie, MNZM (born 17 January 1990 in Whangarei, New Zealand)[1] is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer, most notable for his performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley, in which his time of 2:33.57 broke the previous world record by over a second.[2]
Leslie is a student at Auckland University of Technology and has a quadruple limb deficiency. In 2008 Leslie said he may leave swimming to play wheelchair rugby in later games,[3] but he did not realise that plan. Instead, he returned for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, again winning a gold medal in men's 150 m individual medley, and beating his own world record with the time 2:25.98.[4]
In 2013, Leslie won the gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley, and a bronze medal in the men's 50 m backstroke, at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Paralympic Athletes - Swimming". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ McBeth, John (2008-09-15). "Leslie records golden swim". One Sport. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ "Paralympics: Latest Kiwi news". One Sport. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ Lee, Jess (7 September 2012). "Golden glow for Leslie". Auckland Now. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kiwi medal tally continues to climb in Montreal". TVNZ. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Live Results - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships". paralympic.org. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.