# Adam Purdy

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{{short description|Canadian Paralympic swimmer}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Adam Purdy
| nickname         =
| image            = 
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| caption          = 
| sport            = [Paralympic swimming](/source/Paralympic_swimming)
| disability       = [Arthrogryposis](/source/Arthrogryposis)
| disability_class = [S6](/source/S6_(classification))
| event            = 
| club             = London Aquatics Club
| coach            = Andrew Craven<br> Craig McCord
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|22|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [London, Ontario](/source/London%2C_Ontario), Canada
| retired          = 2016
| alma_mater       = [University of Prince Edward Island](/source/University_of_Prince_Edward_Island)
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| height           = 170cm
| weight           = 
| pb               = 
| country          = {{CAN}}
| medaltemplates   = {{Medal|Sport|[Paralympic swimming](/source/Paralympic_swimming)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Paralympic Games](/source/Paralympic_Games)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Paralympics)|[Men's 100m backstroke S6](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Paralympics)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Paralympics)|[Men's 4x100m medley relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Paralympics)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/World_Para_Swimming_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|1998 Christchurch|Men's 100m backstroke S6}}
{{Medal|Gold|1998 Christchurch|Men's 4x100m medley open}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1998 Christchurch|Men's 200m individual medley SM6}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Parapan American Games](/source/Parapan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2015 Toronto](/source/2015_Parapan_American_Games)|[Men's 100m backstroke S6](/source/Swimming_at_the_2015_Parapan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2015 Toronto](/source/2015_Parapan_American_Games)|[Men's 50m butterfly S6](/source/Swimming_at_the_2015_Parapan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2015 Toronto](/source/2015_Parapan_American_Games)|[Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2015_Parapan_American_Games)}} 
}}

'''Adam Purdy''' (born 22 January 1981) is a retired [Canadian](/source/Canadian_people) [Paralympic swimmer](/source/Paralympic_swimming). He is a double [Paralympic](/source/swimming_at_the_Summer_Paralympics) champion, double [World champion](/source/World_Para_Swimming_Championships) and four-time [Parapan American Games](/source/Parapan_American_Games) medalist. He works for a Danish IT company, KIMIK iT, which provides a web-based hosting platform for sporting events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/adam-purdy|title=Adam Purdy - IPC Profile|last=|first=|date=25 February 2020|website=International Paralympic Committee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225165802/https://www.paralympic.org/adam-purdy |archive-date=2020-02-25 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/adam-purdy|title=Adam Purdy - Team Canada Profile|last=|first=|date=25 February 2020|website=Canadian Paralympic Committee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225164300/https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/adam-purdy |archive-date=2020-02-25 |access-date=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Swimrankings|4117235}}
* {{Swimming Canada|adam-purdy}}
* {{CPC profile|adam-purdy}}
* {{IPC profile|adam-purdy}}

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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swimmers from London, Ontario
Category:Paralympic swimmers for Canada
Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in swimming
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Category:Canadian male backstroke swimmers
Category:Canadian male butterfly swimmers
Category:Canadian male medley swimmers
Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Category:S6-classified para swimmers
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Parapan American Games medalists in swimming
Category:Parapan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Category:Parapan American Games bronze medalists for Canada

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