Justin Norris

Swimmer

Birthday June 4, 1980

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Mandurah, Western Australia

Age 43 years old

Nationality Australia

Height 1.85 m

Weight 85 kg

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1980

Justin Neville Norris (born 4 June 1980) is an Australian butterfly and individual medley swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

He is the father of X-Games medalist Sabre Norris.

1999

Coming from Stockton, New South Wales, Norris relocated to the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra in 1999 after being awarded a scholarship.

He subsequently gained selection for Australia at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney.

At his first Olympics in Sydney, Norris made a poor start, missing the final of the 400-metre individual medley.

However, he qualified for the final of the 200-metre butterfly, where he was considered an outsider.

Norris attacked from the start, contesting the lead over the first 100-metre.

Willed on by a partisan home crowd, he managed to hang on to the third position as the favourites surged for the finish line.

While being interviewed on the pool deck, a bewildered Norris repeatedly used what has become his winning catchphrase – "I'm stoked."

2001

In 2001, Norris claimed another bronze medal at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, this time in the 200-metre individual medley, and in 2002 collected triple gold in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley and the 200-metre butterfly at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

2003

However, in 2003, he had no success in his three events, failing to medal at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

2004

He fared even worse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, failing to reach a single final.