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1 Career highlights  


1.1  2008 Olympics  




1.2  2006 Commonwealth Games  




1.3  2004 Olympic Games  




1.4  2002 Commonwealth Games  






2 See also  




3 References  




4 External links  













Moss Burmester






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Moss Burmester
OLY
Burmester in 2007
Personal information
Full nameMoss James Burmester
Born (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 43)
Hastings, New Zealand
Sport
SportSwimming

Medal record

Men’s swimming
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 200 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne[1] 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 100 m butterfly

Moss James Burmester OLY (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.[2] His career highlights in the 200m butterfly are 4th at the 2008 Olympics and gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesinMelbourne 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[edit]

2008 Olympics[edit]

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.[3]

2006 Commonwealth Games[edit]

2004 Olympic Games[edit]

2002 Commonwealth Games[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Swimming Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  • ^ Dunham, David (28 December 2006). "TOP STORY: Moss is our pick for 2006". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  • ^ Norquay, Kevin (13 August 2008). "Blazing Burmester sparks up NZ Games team". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 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". Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2008.

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