Cameron de Burgh

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| name = Cameron de Burgh

| image = 141100 - Swimming 4 x 100m freestyle 34pts Alex Harris Cameron De Burgh Ben Austin Scott Brockenshire silver medals - 3b - 2000 Sydney medal photo.jpg

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| caption = 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

| fullname = Cammeron De'Burgh

| nicknames = Cam

| nationality = {{AUS}}

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1971|4|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New Zealand

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| height = 6'

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Cameron de Burgh (born 11 April 1971){{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team2000/athletes/profile-2013.html|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20001019130000/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team2000/athletes/profile-2013.html|archivedate=19 October 2000|title=Athlete's Profile|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|accessdate=14 June 2012}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who has won four medals at two Paralympics.

Personal

De Burgh was born in New Zealand on 11 April 1971, and moved to Brisbane in Australia in 1991.{{cite web|publisher=Motor Accidents Authority|location=New South Wales, Australia|url=http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Cameron/Default.htm|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19991008000000/http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Cameron/Default.htm|archivedate=8 October 1999|accessdate=12 November 2011|title=Cameron de Burgh|year=1999}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 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. Four months after the accident, he began an apprenticeship at a golf course.

Swimming

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De Burgh started swimming in the early 1990s. In 1995, he won five gold medals at the Australian National Swimming Championships. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10 event.{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=De+Burgh&fname=Cameron&gender=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=14 June 2012}} In the freestyle and butterfly events at the 1996 Games, he set Australian records. He was a 1997 and 1998 Motor Accidents Authority Paralympian.{{cite web|publisher=Motor Accidents Authority|location=New South Wales, Australia|url=http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Default.htm|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19991008000000/http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/paralympians/For_13-25/Default.htm|archivedate=8 October 1999|accessdate=12 November 2011|title=Team MAA 2000|year=2000}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 1998, he competed at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Christchurch. In the 100 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly events, he won silver medals. At the Championship, he was part of the Australian 4 x 100 m relay team that won a gold medal. 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. In 2000, his competitive sport participation was sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20001101011 |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |accessdate=12 November 2011 |date=1 November 2000 |title=Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Success |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194945/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20001101011 |archivedate=22 May 2014 }} 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.