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David Rolfe (actor)
David Rolfe may refer to: * David Rolfe (swimmer) David John Rolfe (26 June 1964 – 7 January 2015) was a leg amputee Paralympic swimming and paracanoe competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 pts swi ... (1964–2015), Paralympic swimming and paracanoe competitor from Australia * David Rolfe (singer) (born 1968), American singer {{hndis, Rolfe, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rolfe (swimmer)
David John Rolfe (26 June 1964 – 7 January 2015) was a leg amputee Paralympic swimming and paracanoe competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 pts swimming event. He also competed in paracanoe world championship events. Personal Rolfe was born on 26 June 1964 in Inverell, New South Wales. and was residing on the Gold Coast, Queensland. On 5 August 1993, he was involved in a Head-on collision, head on car accident with a semi-trailer truck after falling asleep at the wheel. The accident resulted in Rolfe becoming above-the-knee right leg amputee. Whilst recuperating in hospital, Sydney won the right to host the 2000 Summer Paralympics and this led to Rolfe's determination to compete at the Games. On 7 January 2015, Rolfe died as the result of complications following three heart surgeries over the past year. He was father to Eli and Laban. Outside of swimming and canoeing, Rolfe enjoyed c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
