David Ellis (swimmer)

David Ellis is a retired British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals. He was the highest performing British athlete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, winning two golds and a silver.[1]

David Ellis
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic swimming
Medal record
Paralympic Games[1]
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Men's 25 m Freestyle Prone complete class 2
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Men's 25 m Freestyle Supine complete class 2
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Men's 25 m Backstroke complete class 2
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Men's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 2
Gold medal – first place 1972 Heideberg Men's 25 m Breaststroke 2
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Men's 25 m Breaststroke complete class 2
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv Men's 25 m Freestyle complete class 2

References
  1. Brittain, I.S. (2012). "From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford: A History of the Summer Paralympic Games" (PDF). pp. 78–79, 93–95, 109–112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.


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