David Rolfe (swimmer)
David John Rolfe was a leg amputee Paralympic swimming and paracanoe competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Mens 100 m Medleypts swimming event. He also competed in paracanoe world championship events .
Rolfe was born onJune 1964 in Inverell, New South Wales. On theAugust 1993, he was involved in a head on car accident with a semitrailer truck after falling asleep at the wheel. The accident resulted in Rolfe becoming abovetheknee right leg amputee. Whilst recuperating in hospital, Sydney won the right to host the 2000 Summer Paralympics and this led to Rolfes determination to compete at the Games. OnJanuary 2015, Rolfe died as the result of complications following three heart surgeries over the past year. He was father to Eli and Laban.
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