Sponsors of the C4 London 2012 Paralympic Games site
29th August - 9th September
Sponsors of the C4 London 2012 Paralympic Games site
29th August - 9th September
Hometown: Cambridge
Born: 28 May 1993
Events: 100m
Class: T44
Disability: leg amputee after contracting meningitis (1998)
Medal won:
(Gold) Men's 100m - T44
Watch video of Jonnie Peacock's win
Hometown: Halifax
Born: 30 July 1992
Events: 100m & 200m
Class: T34
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Medals won:

(2 Gold) Women's 100m - T34 ; Women's 200m - T34
Watch video of Cockroft's 100m win
Watch video of Hannah Cockroft's 200m win
Hometown: Sutton
Born: 5 June 1979
Events: 800m, 1500m, 5000m & Marathon
Class: T54
Disability: leg amputee from birth
Medals won:



(4 Gold) Men's 5000m - T54 ; Men's 1500m - T54; Men's 800m - T54; Men's Marathon - T54
Watch video of David Weir's Marathon win
Watch video of David Weir's 800m win
Watch video of David Weir's 1500m win
Watch video of David Weir's 5000m win

Spotlight: Athlete Nathan Stephens
World champion javelin thrower on records, surgery and London 2012 rehab

Sainsbury's and Channel 4 present...Hannah Cockroft
Why the double world champion desperately wants Paralympic gold

Pistorius to make history at Olympics
"Blade Runner" to compete at London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
Athletes: 1100
(740 men, 360 women)
Medal events: 170
Venue: OLYMPIC STADIUM
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius is a major box office draw, having broken world records at 100, 200 and 400m. The 'Blade Runner' became the first double amputee to compete at the Olympic when he reached the semi-finals of the 400m in London. He had initially been barred from competing at the 2008 Olympics after it was decided his prosthetic blades gave him an advantage over able-bodied athletes. This decision was later overturned.
Runners with visual impairments employ super-fit guides joined to them by a rope attached to their wrists. Throwers and jumpers rely on a buzzer or human callers for advice on where they are positioned and when to throw or jump.
Powerful field sports specialist Dick Thompson was the hero for Great Britain when athletics was first introduced at the 1960 Paralympics in Rome, landing four gold medals in club throwing and javelin.
The most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, Franz Nietlispach, amassed an astonishing 14 gold and six silver medals in wheelchair racing between 1976 and 2008. Now a politician in his native Switzerland, he's also represented his country in table tennis and hand cycling.
Ireland sprinter and double Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth is ranked as one of the continent's finest athletes, narrowly missing out on a place in the European Championships 100m final alongside able-bodied competitors.
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