Moss Burmester

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| name = Moss Burmester

| honorific_suffix = OLY

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| caption = Burmester in 2007

| fullname = Moss James Burmester

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|06|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hastings, New Zealand

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

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{{MedalGold|2006 Melbourne{{cite web |url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming |title=Swimming Schedule and Results |access-date=2007-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811124308/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics+Swimming |archive-date=11 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}|200 m butterfly}}

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Moss James Burmester (born 19 June 1981) is a New Zealand swimmer and diver. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Burmester was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He grew up in Tauranga and received his education at Otumoetai College.{{cite news |last1=Dunham |first1=David |title=TOP STORY: Moss is our pick for 2006 |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=10949594 |access-date=4 November 2016 |work=Bay of Plenty Times |date=28 December 2006}} His career highlights in the 200m butterfly are 4th at the 2008 Olympics and gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he set a Commonwealth Games record of 1:56.64.

He was the bronze medallist in the 100m butterfly at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a time of 52.73 and set a New Zealand record of 52.37 when qualifying for New Zealand's 2008 Olympic team.

After he retired from swimming, he became an unassisted diver.

Career highlights

=2008 Olympics=

In the 200m butterfly final, Burmester led for the first 50m, slipped to second behind Michael Phelps for the middle 100m and finished 4th equal, setting a Commonwealth record of 1:54.35.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10526889 |title=Blazing Burmester sparks up NZ Games team |author=Norquay, Kevin |date=13 August 2008 |agency=NZPA |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=26 October 2011}}

=2006 Commonwealth Games=

1st: 200 m butterfly (1:56.64 – Games record)[http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming/Thu%2016%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20SW002210000001?ScheduleItemID=29693 Men's 200m Butterfly Final – Result], Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
3rd: 100 m butterfly (52.73)[http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming/Mon%2020%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20SW002110000001?ScheduleItemID=29771 Men's 100m Butterfly Final – Result], Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

=2004 Olympic Games=

28th 400 m freestyle (3:57.29)
28th 1500 m freestyle (15:56.42)
12th: 200 m butterfly (1:58.09)

=2002 Commonwealth Games=

18th: 100 m freestyle (53.21)
16th: 50 m butterfly (25.50)
9th: 100 m butterfly (54.96)
4th: 200 m butterfly (1:59.94){{Cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/tally_cat_results.asp |title=2002 Commonwealth Games – Medals Tally by Sport |access-date=13 August 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

External links

[http://www.mossburmester.co.nz/ Moss Burmester's official website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080720043046/http://www.sparc.org.nz/elite-sport/athlete-profiles/moss-burmester Moss Burmester], SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185616/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=4065 Moss takes first gold medal]
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