Eve Rimmer British Swimming
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| First Name |
Eve
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| Last Name |
Rimmer
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| Full Name at Birth |
Eva Marion Rimmer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Whanganui, New Zealand
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| Died |
1996
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Swimming
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Eva Marion "Eve" Rimmer BEM (3 April 1937 – 23 November 1996) was born Eva Marion Davies in Whanganui, New Zealand and was a New Zealand athlete. She became one of New Zealand's greatest paraplegic athletes, winning 32 medals – including 22 gold medals – for athletics and swimming at international sporting events. Growing up in the small rural town of Edgecumbe, Eve was a talented young athlete. As Eve says in her biography "On natural ability alone, I held the school's long jump record for many years". This made up for her poor academic credentials. As soon as she was old enough she left school. In 1952 at age fifteen, Eve was left paralysed from the waist down when the vehicle she was in crashed on a dark wet night. This life changing experience did not prevent Eve Rimmer from becoming one of the best athletes in the world. She went on to be a multi-medal winner in shot put, javelin, pentathlon, discus, swimming and archery, In 1973 she received the British Empire Medal.
