Anthony Mosse
MBE
Mosse in 2017
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Robin Le Clerc Mosse
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1964-10-29) 29 October 1964
Hong Kong
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
EventButterfly
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 Edinburgh200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1990 Auckland200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1986 Edinburgh100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1990 Auckland4x200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kobe 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Edmonton 200 m butterfly

Anthony Robin Le Clerc Mosse MBE (born 29 October 1964 in Hong Kong) is a former New Zealand swimmer who competed at two Summer Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games. He won one Olympic bronze medal, as well as two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17. At the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Mosse won a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly.[1][2] At the Los Angeles Olympics, he made the final in his two butterfly events.[3]

At the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Mosse won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly[1][4] At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, he won gold and silver and in the same year was second in the 200m butterfly final at the World Championships.[1] At the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Mosse won a gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly, and a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly.[1][5] Mosse developed his career in the United States but continued to swim for New Zealand, gaining a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.[3] He rounded out his career when he won the 200m butterfly at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

Mosse gained a BA (Hons) from Stanford University in 1989 and later completed an MBA at the same university. He and his American wife have two children. He is now a merchant banker in San Francisco, but continues to be involved in swimming and is a regular commentator for TVNZ (including Beijing, 2008).

In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mosse was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to swimming.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Medalists" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Results of the 1983 Universiade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 7 July 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anthony Mosse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 1985 Universiade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 30 August 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Results of the 1987 Universiade" (PDF). USA Swimming. 14 July 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "No. 51774". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 32.
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