ELLIS Dave

12 Jul 1986
35
Male
PTVI3
NOTTINGHAM
 
Great Britain
MANCHESTER
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TRI Triathlon Men's PTVI DNF

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Odaiba Marine Park
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:

TRIATHLON
RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
1PTVI2018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS59:51
1PTVI2017Rotterdam, NED1:05:21
1Men's TRI-6b2013London, GBR1:04:15
2PTVI2019Lausanne, SUI1:05:53
5PT52014Edmonton, AB, CAN1:05:35
European Championships
1PTVI2018Tartu, EST1:03:35
1PTVI2017Kitzbuhel, AUT1:05:19
11PTVI2019Valencia, ESP1:09:59

SWIMMING
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
6200m Individual Medley - SM132008Beijing, CHN2:21.22
7100m Breaststroke - SB132008Beijing, CHN1:09.81
11100m Backstroke - S132008Beijing, CHN1:11.41
13100m Freestyle - S132008Beijing, CHN58.72
13100m Butterfly - S132008Beijing, CHN1:03.58
1450m Freestyle - S132008Beijing, CHN26.46
World Championships
4100m Breaststroke - SB132006Durban, RSA1:12.51
5200m Individual Medley - SM132006Durban, RSA2:27.66
1050m Freestyle - S132006Durban, RSA27.12
:
Watching films, technology. (Instagram profile, 21 Aug 2021)
:
Athlete
:
Sports Science
:
English
:
His brother used to swim at national level as a junior. (britishswimming.org, 20 Jan 2010)
:
He represented Great Britain in swimming at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (derbytelegraph.co.uk, 13 Sep 2013; paralympic.org, 01 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2021)
:
He was first introduced to Para triathlon at a talent identification day in February 2013. (paralympic.org, 01 Sep 2019)
:
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)
:
"I think the main motivation for me comes from within, and just wanting to be the best athlete I can be." (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)

General Interest

Classification
PTVI (ITU, 22 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)

Guide
Mark Buckingham (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He considered quitting Para sports after missing out on qualification as a swimmer for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "Getting over the disappointment of not competing in London took me some time to get over. I struggled to even watch the Games, I didn't want to be around it, but I ended up going down to watch one of my girlfriend's races in the end and managed to experience the atmosphere in the pool. I went through an eight-month period where I was pretty lost, and I didn't know whether I should still try to be a swimmer or just get a job." (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)

POST-RIO BREAK
After his impairment classification was not included in the triathlon programme at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he took a break from the sport and decided to focus on running. He returned to triathlon in August 2018 when his PTVI classification was confirmed for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I wasn't expecting it [the confirmation] at all. I thought my sporting career would pretty much be done at Gold Coast 2018 [2018 World Championships in Australia], so now it's exciting to dedicate myself to the sport again for the next two years." (paralympic.org, 25 Feb 2019)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
DNF:
Did not finish
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos