Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Further personal information
Family
Three children
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began the sport in 2007.
Why this sport?
He initially competed in wheelchair rugby, but gave up the sport after he was not selected to play at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. He took up shooting shortly afterwards.
Handedness
Right
International debut
Year
2009
Competing for
Great Britain
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Antalya, TUR
General interest
Nicknames
Dicky (Facebook profile, 09 Aug 2020)
Hobbies
Travelling, fishing, driving off-road buggies. (rio.paralympics.org.uk, 2016)
Other sports
He played wheelchair rugby for 14 years. (expressandstar.com, 23 Mar 2016)
Impairment
He is paralysed from the chest down as a result of a swimming pool accident in 1990. (birminghammail.co.uk, 27 Jul 2016)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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R4 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH2 | Qualification | 2012-09-02 | 16 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed 10m Air Rifle standing SH2 | Final | 2014-07-21 | 7 | |
Mixed 10m Air Rifle standing SH2 | Qualification | 2014-07-21 | 1 | |
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH2 | Qualification | 2014-07-23 | 25 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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R4 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH2 | Qualification | 2016-09-10 | 11 |