Cameron Roland Kurle (born 19 July 1997) is a British

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. He has won a gold and two silvers as a junior at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

. As a senior, he won a silver medal in freestyle relay in the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

Personal

Kurle attended Millfield School.

Career

At the

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, Azerbaijan, he won a gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, and two silvers: in the men's 200m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle relays. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. At the

held at the Gold Coast,

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, Kurle won two silvers as part of the team that finished second in the Men's 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle events. He swam in the final of the 4x200m but only in the heats of the 4x100m. At the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

, Kurle was part of the relay teams that won gold in the

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and bronze in the 4×200 m mixed freestyle. However, he swam in the heats of both events and not in the finals.

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurle, Cameron 1997 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Glastonbury Sportspeople from Somerset Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games British male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Games medalists in swimming European Games gold medalists for Great Britain European Games silver medalists for Great Britain Team Bath swimmers People educated at Millfield Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games