Leith Shankland (born 30 June 1991) is a South African swimmer. He competed in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is 6'5" and 200 lbs.[1]
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| Born | June 30, 1991 Springs, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He also competed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre medley relay and a silver in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. He also qualified for the 100m freestyle final.[2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was part of the South African teams that won silver in the men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay.[3]
He is part of the South African freestyle relay team who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay in 2014.[4]
Since the start 2022, he has started jujitsu at a club based in Wandsworth, London, Guild Fighters and has recently been awarded a blue belt in December 2022.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Leith Shankland Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
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