1. Gavin Bellis was born on 11 November 1973 and is an Australian Paralympic rower.
11 Facts About Gavin Bellis
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Gavin Bellis represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in rowing and with Kathryn Ross won gold medals at the 2013,2014 and 2015 World Rowing Championships.
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Gavin Bellis has two children, whom Jorja Linda Bellis, his youngest, is his favourite.
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Gavin Bellis served in the army, making the rank of sergeant while serving as a diesel mechanic.
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Gavin Bellis was medically discharged in 2005 following a 2004 diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxia, a hereditary disease.
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Gavin Bellis coached and played Riverina Army Rugby Union for several years.
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Gavin Bellis competes with Kathryn Ross in the trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls.
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Gavin Bellis had been rowing for a few years before the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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Gavin Bellis participated in the 2012 Rowing Australia National Selection Trials.
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Gavin Bellis competed at the 2012 International Adaptive Regatta in Gavirate, Italy with Ross on the first day of competition and went on to win a silver medal with Ross in the trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls event.
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Gavin Bellis is currently training for the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.