Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Classification
T37
Further personal information
Residence
Manchester, ENG
Occupation
Athlete
Higher education
Sports Management - University of Salford: England
Sport specific information
Why this sport?
He was initially a swimmer, but he tried athletics because his father ran in a running club.
Club / Team
Chorley AC: England
Name of coach
Kes Salmon [track], Michael Fennell [track], Sean Keefe and Zoran Dubaic [conditioning]
General interest
Injuries
He missed the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens due to injury. (paralympics.org.uk, 18 Jan 2010)
Impairment
He has cerebral palsy right-sided hemiplegia, which limits his use of fine motor skills. (globaltherapies.wordpress.com, 21 Mar 2012)
Other information
BEIJING LATE CALL
He received a last-minute call-up for the 100m final at the 2008 Paralympic Games after one of the finalists was reclassified. (paralympics.org.uk, 18 Jan 2010)
He received a last-minute call-up for the 100m final at the 2008 Paralympic Games after one of the finalists was reclassified. (paralympics.org.uk, 18 Jan 2010)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m T37 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Men's 4x100 m T38 | Final Round | 2 | ||
Men's 4x100 m T38 | Heat 2 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m T37 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
Men's 100 m T37 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Men's 100 m T37 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
Men's 200 m T37 | Final Round | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 4x100 m T35-38 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Men's 200 m T37 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Men's 200 m T37 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Men's 100 m T37 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m T37 | Heat 1 | 2 |