Anthony Robin Le Clerc Mosse (born 29 October 1964 in

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) is a former New Zealand

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who competed at two

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and three

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. 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

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through the 1980s. He swam at his first

, in

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in 1982, when he was 17. At the

1983 Summer Universiade The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Can ...

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, Mosse won a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly. At the

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, he made the final in his two butterfly events. At the

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, Mosse won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly At the

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, he won gold and silver and in the same year was second in the 200m butterfly final at the World Championships. At the

1987 Summer Universiade The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams. Infrastructural cha ...

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, Mosse won a gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly, and a silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly. Mosse developed his career in the

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but continued to swim for New Zealand, gaining a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in

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. He rounded out his career when he won the 200m butterfly at the

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. Mosse gained a BA (Hons) from

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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

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, but continues to be involved in swimming and is a regular commentator for

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(including Beijing, 2008). In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mosse was appointed a

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, for services to swimming.

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