DUKE Kyron

Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F41

Place of birth: CWMBRAN

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : CWMBRAN

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F41	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F41 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	Shot Put - F41	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.41
5	Shot Put - F40	2012	London, GBR	11.24
6	Javelin Throw - F41	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	39.30
8	Men's Javelin Throw F40	2012	London, GBR	38.64
World Championships
2	Shot Put - F41	2017	London, GBR	12.28
2	Javelin Throw - F41	2013	Lyon, FRA	36.03
3	Shot Put - F41	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.82
3	Javelin Throw - F41	2015	Doha, QAT	37.99
3	Shot Put - F41	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.64
3	Men's Javelin Throw F40	2011	Christchurch, NZL	32.64
NoM	Shot Put - F41	2015	Doha, QAT	NoM
European Championships
2	Shot Put - F41	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	13.39

POWERLIFTING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Commonwealth Games
23	Men's Bench Press	2010	Delhi, IND	99.9

Dukey (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

Music, spending time with friends, shooting. (Facebook page, 28 Jun 2019)

Occupation:

Trade - Carpenter - Coleg Gwent, Pontypool, GBR

Partner Rachelle, daughter Rayven-Mae

Languages spoken:

DSW Para Academy [Great Britain]

Anthony Hughes [personal], GBR, from 2008; Josh Clark

Sporting relatives:

His cousin Gareth Duke competed in swimming for Great Britain at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2008. (southwalesargus.co.uk, 28 Oct 2015)

Other sports:

He competed in powerlifting representing Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (bbc.co.uk, 20 Aug 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Mar 2021)

He took up athletics at age six. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

He enjoyed the sport from the moment he tried it. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 14 Feb 2020)

Competing at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (Facebook page, 28 Jun 2019)

British Para javelin thrower Nathan Stephens. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

Philosophy:

"Work hard, play harder." (Facebook profile, 05 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F41 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (freepressseries.co.uk, 09 Jul 2010)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (freepressseries.co.uk, 09 Jul 2010)

Impairment Details
He was born with achondroplasia. (freepressseries.co.uk, 09 Jul 2010)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as an ambassador for the British charity Get Kids Going, which gives children and young adults with an impairment the opportunity to get involved in sport. (getkidsgoing.com, 01 Jan 2015)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied sports massage at Cardiff and Vale College in Wales. (Facebook profile, 12 Oct 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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