Ross Davenport
Ross Davenport 
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| Surname: | Ross Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United Kingdom
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | May 23, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Belper , Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.88 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 76 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Davenport (born May 23, 1984 in Belper , Derbyshire ) is an English swimmer .
Davenport's favorite distances are the freestyle courses. Davenport competed for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games . He won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle. He also finished second with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 2008, at the World Short Course Championships in Manchester , he won the silver medal with the British 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a new European record. He was able to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over the 200 m freestyle and for the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. There he reached 10th place over 200 m freestyle as well as 8th place with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 6th place with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
With the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, Davenport won the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi .
He is currently studying at Loughborough University . His brother Ashley Davenport is also a swimmer.
Records
| European records (1) | |||
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| 4 × 200 m freestyle (short course) (with Renwick , Hunter and Carry ) | 06: 56.52 min | April 10, 2008 | Manchester |
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Awards
- BBC East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year 2006
Web links
- Profile at the website of the British Olympic team in 2008 (English)
- Profile at British Swimming (English)
- Ross Davenport in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ross Davenport in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on July 19, 2009
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| SURNAME | Davenport, Ross |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belper , Derbyshire , UK |