LYLE Maria

Date of Birth: 14 Feb 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T35

Place of birth: DUNBAR

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : GREAT BRITAIN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T35	3
	Women's 200m - T35	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T35 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T35 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T35 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	4x100m Relay - T35-38	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	51.07
3	100m - T35	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	14.41
3	200m - T35	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	29.35
World Championships
1	100m - T35	2019	Dubai, UAE	14.62
1	200m - T35	2019	Dubai, UAE	30.33
1	4x100m Relay - T35-38	2015	Doha, QAT	52.22
2	100m - T35	2015	Doha, QAT	13.92
2	200m - T35	2015	Doha, QAT	29.32
3	100m - T35	2017	London, GBR	14.45
3	200m - T35	2017	London, GBR	29.87
Commonwealth Games
2	100m - T35	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	15.14
European Championships
1	100m - T35	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	14.39
1	200m - T35	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	30.75
1	100m - T35	2018	Berlin, GER	15.32
DNS	200m - T35	2018	Berlin, GER	DNS

Occupation:

Coaching - Edinburgh Napier University, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Team East Lothian [Great Britain]

Jamie Bowie [personal], GBR

2014 for Great Britain, Grand Prix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (sportsaid.org.uk, 16 Jun 2014)

She was affected by an injury to her left leg at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (dailymail.co.uk, 19 Jul 2017)

She took up running at age eight with her parents. She began competing in Para athletics competitions at age 10. (dailyrecord.co.uk, 13 Mar 2016)

"One day when I was in about primary four, we had a multi-stage fitness 'beep' test type thing to do. I wasn't any good at anything and I wasn't looking forward to it at all even though my mum was the teacher. Running at that stage usually ended with me falling over 90 percent of the time and cutting my knees. But I thought I would have a go and, basically, I was the last pupil standing at the end of the test. That one moment sparked my love of athletics." (scottishathletics.org.uk, 05 Jun 2020)

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (paralympic.org, 16 Aug 2015)

Her mother Susan. (scottishathletics.org.uk, 17 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"Turn tragedy into triumph." (Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2017)

She was named the 2019 Young Scotswoman of the Year by the Evening Times newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland. (eveningtimes.co.uk, 15 Mar 2019)

In 2015 and 2019 she was named Para Athlete of the Year by Scottish Athletics. (scotstats.net, 01 Jan 2020; eastlothiancourier.com, 05 Mar 2016)

She won the Findlay Calder Trophy from Scottish Disability Sport in 2018. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 01 Jan 2019)

She was named the 2014 Young Paralympic Athlete of the Year by British Athletics. (bbc.co.uk, 12 Dec 2014)

In 2014 she was named Most Promising Young Female Athlete by the East Lothian Athletic Development Group in Scotland. (eastlothiannews.co.uk, 07 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T35 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (paralympic.org, 16 Mar 2016)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two. The condition affects the muscles in her legs. (dailyrecord.co.uk, 13 Mar 2016)

General
SPORT-LIFE BALANCE
She was diagnosed with anxiety in October 2018, having found she was enjoying athletics less and less in the months leading up to her diagnosis. "It's hard to explain how I felt but I didn't want to do the things I had loved before. Even the first time I was chosen to represent Scotland, I didn't feel as excited as I should at what was a massive achievement. Things slowly got worse mentally and I really struggled for a couple of years until I finally broke down and told my mum what I was feeling. I've learned that focusing only on my running isn't good for me. Now I approach life very differently. I've got a better life balance. I'm happier - I've found a way to deal with my anxiety and as I started to feel better, my performance has improved on the track." (dailyrecord.co.uk, 08 Apr 2019)

CHARITY WORK
She has served as a patron of the East Lothian Special Needs Playscheme [ELSNP] in Scotland and as an ambassador for the mental health charity Support in Mind Scotland. "I have had a few difficult years and when you don't perform it can eat you up as a person when you expect so much. I'm really pleased I can help charities like Support in Mind Scotland, because I know that if I had heard someone speak out and explain what they were going through, I would have understood there were other people like me. That would have made all the difference to me - so if I can be that someone to even just one person who is struggling, then I will have done a good job." (newsquestscotlandevents.com, 03 Apr 2019; supportinmindscotland.org.uk, 19 Feb 2019; Twitter profile, 31 Dec 2020)

PODCAST
In 2020 she launched the 'This Ability Podcast', which she co-hosts alongside Scottish journalist Gary Heatly. The podcast features guests who discuss what it is like living with an impairment. (This Ability Podcast Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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