Cameron Leslie

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

For the businessman, see Cameron Leslie (businessman).

Cameron Leslie
Leslie in 2009
Personal information
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Whangarei, New Zealand
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS5, SB3, SM4
ClubNorth Shore Swimming Club

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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