- Moss Burmester
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Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for 
New ZealandWorld Championships (SC) Gold 2008 Manchester 200 m butterfly Silver 2006 Shanghai 200 m butterfly Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne[1] 200 m butterfly Bronze 2006 Melbourne 100 m butterfly Moss James Burmester (born 19 June 1981 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand swimmer. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics. 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.
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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.[2]
2006 Commonwealth Games
2004 Olympic Games
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)[5]
See also
- Commonwealth Games records in swimming
References
- ^ "Swimming Schedule and Results". http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Norquay, Kevin (13 August 2008). "Blazing Burmester sparks up NZ Games team". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10526889. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ Men's 200m Butterfly Final - Result, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
- ^ Men's 100m Butterfly Final - Result, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
- ^ 2002 Commonwealth Games - Medals Tally by Sport
External links
- Moss Burmester, SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand)
- Moss takes first gold medal
World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly 1993: Franck Esposito (FRA) · 1995: Scott Goodman (AUS) · 1997: James Hickman (GBR) · 1999: James Hickman (GBR) · 2000: James Hickman (GBR) · 2002: James Hickman (GBR) · 2004: James Hickman (GBR) · 2006: Wu Peng (CHN) · 2008: Moss Burmester (NZL) · 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly 1958 – 1966: 220 Yards Butterfly • 1970 – 2010: 200 Metres Butterfly1958: Ian Black (SCO) • 1962: Kevin Berry (AUS) • 1966: David Gerrard (NZL) • 1970: Tom Arusoo (CAN) • 1974: Brian Brinkley (ENG) • 1978: George Nagy (CAN) • 1982: Philip Hubble (ENG) • 1986-1990: Anthony Mosse (NZL) • 1994: Danyon Loader (NZL) • 1998: James Hickman (ENG) • 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) • 2006: Moss Burmester (NZL) • 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- New Zealand swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- People from Hastings, New Zealand
- New Zealand swimming biography stubs
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