Joshua Beaver (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian swimmer who specialises in backstroke. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke and the 200 metre backstroke.[1][2] He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.
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Nickname | Beaver[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | [3] Dandenong, Victoria[1] | 1 March 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Tooradin Primary School, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nunawading Swimming Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Rohan Taylor[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beaver also competed in the 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and is a Commonwealth Games medalist. Competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won silver in the 200m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Josh Beaver". Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Dinham, Abby (17 May 2016). "Road to Rio: Swimmer Josh Beaver eager to make Olympic debut". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Joshua Beaver". Rio Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
External links
edit- Joshua Beaver at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Joshua Beaver at Olympics.com
- Josh Beaver at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Joshua Beaver at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 April 2017)