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For the businessman, see Cameron Leslie (businessman).

Cameron Leslie MNZM (born 17 January 1990)[1] is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer and wheelchair rugby player.

Career

Leslie was a student at Auckland University of Technology and has a quadruple limb deficiency.[2]

Leslie in front at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men's 150m Individual Medley SM4 swimming final.

He won the gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]

In 2013, he 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.[4][5] In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 50 m backstroke at the World Para Swimming Championships in London. Just prior to this, he helped New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team, the Wheel Blacks, claim a bronze medal at the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship to qualify for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Leslie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 New Year's Honours, for services to swimming.[7]

Of Māori descent, Leslie affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Paralympic Athletes - Swimming". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Paralympics: Latest Kiwi news". One Sport. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Paralympians more respected now, says triple gold winner Cameron Leslie". stuff.co.nz. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Kiwi medal tally continuing". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Live Results: 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships". paralympic.org. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Kiwi swimmer Cameron Leslie helps New Zealand win another gold in London". newshub.co.nz. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. ^ "New Year Honours List 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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Awards
Preceded by Halberg Awards
Para Athlete or Para Team of the Year
2023 		Incumbent


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