HENLY Guy

Date of Birth: 14 May 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F37

Place of birth: SYDNEY, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Discus Throw - F37	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Standing - Standing Discus	Men's Discus Throw - F37 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	Discus Throw - F37	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	51.97
World Championships
2	Discus Throw - F37	2017	London, GBR	53.59
2	Discus Throw - F37	2015	Doha, QAT	53.41
3	Discus Throw - F37	2019	Dubai, UAE	51.43
3	Men's Discus Throw F37/38	2013	Lyon, FRA	51.13
8	Shot Put - F37	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.55

Big Bird (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Gaming, cycling, travelling, hiking, technology. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Information Technology

Languages spoken:

Calgary Track and Field [CALTAF] [Canada]

Kim Cousins [club], CAN

Other sports:

He has competed in able-bodied athletics competitions at national level. (athletics.com.au, 06 Mar 2015)

2013 for Australia, World Championships in Lyon, France (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

He took up discus and shot put after attending an Australian Paralympic Committee talent search day at age 23 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (ntnews.com.au, 10 May 2011; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

"I had always wanted to get into tennis. I'd played that for a long time but there is only wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics and that's not really my thing. So I thought why not go to the talent search day and see what else I can try." (paralympic.org.au, 08 May 2011)

To win gold medals at the Paralympic Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Winning bronze in the men's F37/38 discus at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Sep 2019; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Australian Para athlete Russell Short. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Go hard or go home." (paralympic.org.au, 30 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F37 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
He developed a brain tumour at age seven, which affected the right side of his body and caused a loss of vision. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
LIVING IN CANADA
In 2018 he moved from Australia to Calgary, AB, Canada, to train with coach Kim Cousins at the Calgary Track and Field [CALTAF] club. (Repsol Sport Centre Facebook page, 28 Apr 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has mentored athletes at summer sports camps with Repsol Sport Centre in Calgary, AB, Canada. (CALTAF Facebook page, 15 May 2020; Repsol Sport Centre Facebook page, 27 Apr 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/guy.henly

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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