Gavin Bellis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 11 November 1973 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Rowing |
Gavin Bellis (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian rower. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in rowing.
Personal
Bellis was born on 11 November 1973 in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield.[1][2][3] He has two children.[1]
Bellis served in the army, making the rank of sergeant[2] while serving as a diesel mechanic.[1] He was medically discharged in 2005 following a 2004 diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxia, a hereditary disease.[1] Before acquiring his disability, he was a rugby union player and coach.[1] He coached and played Riverina Army Rugby Union for several years.[1][4][5]
Rowing
Bellis has a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] He competes with Kathryn Ross in the trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls.[6][7][8]
Bellis had been rowing for a few years before the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1][2] In 2011, he was reclassified,[2] and made his international debut.[1] He participated in the 2012 Rowing Australia National Selection Trials.[2] He competed at the 2012 International Adaptive Regatta in Gavirate, Italy with Ross on the first day of competition and went on to win a silver medal with Ross in the trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls event.[1][9] Following this event, he became Ross' regular rowing partner for purposes of Paralympic qualification, because he was slightly faster than the other contender, John Maclean.[3] While at the Regatta, he also finished in third in the individual men's event.[1] He and Ross came in first at the 2012 World Rowing Cup 3, in Munich, Germany. At the event, they competed in a Filippi row boat, which was not their normal boat.[1][6][7][10] He and Ross finished first in the 2012 Italian National Championships.[1] At the June 2012 World Cup in Monaco of Bavaria, he and Ross finished first with a time of 4'10 "34 in the Double Adaptive TAMix event.[11] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in rowing trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls with Ross.[1][7][12][13] He did not win a medal.[14]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Gavin Bellis". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Kate Butler (23 March 2012). "Ross' Games partner yet to be finalised". The Warrnambool Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ a b Kate Butler (9 May 2012). "Fresh twist for Ross as Paralympic Games partner selected". The Warrnambool Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Teamwork approach to rugby recruitment". Army. 2 April 2009. p. 26. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "A very civil(ian) approach to Riverina rugby". Army. 11 June 2009. p. 25. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ a b Aidan Fawkes (19 June 2012). "After unexpected World Cup triumph, Ross declares best is yet to come". The Warrnambool Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Ross selected on Australian rowing team for Paralympic Games". The Warrnambool Standard. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Meagan Rooth (7 April 2012). "Ross selected for second shot at Paralympics' glory". The Warrnambool Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "• News Article". World Rowing. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Team GB mixed adaptive coxed four takes victory over Germany in Munich". inside world parasport. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Monaco di Baviera: oro per Ruta nel singolo Pesi Leggeri". Radiowebitalia.it. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "WEEKEND SCOREBOARD". The Australian (Australia). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "2012 Aust Rowing Team". Australia: AAP News. 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Unknown parameter
|unused_data=ignored (help) - ^ Gavin Bellis's profile on paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
