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Cameron van der Burgh has competed for South Africa Cameron van der Burgh has won 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games Cameron van der Burgh has won 1 silver medal at the Olympic Games 

Cameron van der Burgh is a swimmer who has competed for South Africa. He qualified for the South African swimming team at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at London 2012 with a new world record time and eventually secured a silver four years later in Rio de Janeiro, finishing behind the current world record holder and successor Adam Peaty of Great Britain. In late 2018, van der Burgh officially retired from competitive swimming.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Rank
2008 Men's 100m breaststroke 10th
Men's 4x100m medley relay 7th
2012 Men's 100m breaststroke Gold
Men's 4x100m medley relay 13th
2016 Men's 100m breaststroke Silver
Men's 200m breaststroke 26th
Men's 4x100m medley relay 13th

2008[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres breaststroke Heats 59.96 AR
Semifinal 1:00.57
Final Did not advance
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:34.16
(59.68 split)
AR
Final 3:33.70
(59.40 split)
AR

2012[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres breaststroke Heats 59.79
Semifinal 58.83 OR, AR
Final 58.46 WR
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:35.23
(58.96 split)
Final Did not advance

2016[]

Discipline Round Time
100 metres breaststroke Heats 59.35
Semifinal 59.21
Final 58.69
200 metres breaststroke Heats 2:12.67
Semifinal Did not advance
Final
4x100 metres medley relay Heats 3:35.50
(59.87 split)
Final Did not advance
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