ROWLINGS Ben

Date of Birth: 2 May 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T34

Place of birth: SHREWSBURY

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : BO'NESS

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T34	9
	Men's 800m - T34	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T34 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m - T34 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m - T34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
9	100m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	17.30
9	800m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:48.08
World Championships
4	400m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	55.83
4	800m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	1:47.23
5	400m - T34	2017	London, GBR	54.34
6	800m - T34	2017	London, GBR	1:47.47
7	800m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	1:48.46
7	Men's 200m T34	2015	Doha, QAT	29.63
8	400m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	54.57
10	100m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	17.18
11	100m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.87
European Championships
2	400m - T34	2018	Berlin, GER	55.92
2	800m - T34	2018	Berlin, GER	1:52.95
4	100m - T34	2018	Berlin, GER	17.00

Big Ben (benrowlings.com, 10 Oct 2014)

Occupation:

Teaching - University of Stirling, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Coventry Godiva Harriers [Great Britain]

Ian Mirfin [personal], from 2017

Other sports:

He competed in Para swimming at junior national level from age 11 to 15. (Facebook page, 09 May 2017)

He took up Para athletics in 2010. (Facebook page, 09 May 2017)

He switched from Para swimming to Para athletics at age 15. "I found out I was allergic to chlorine, so swimming was obviously not the best sport for me! I used to come out of the pool sneezing, with bloodshot eyes. So I left swimming aged 15, then athletics coach Job King took me to an athletics talent identification day, and since then I've just got better and better." (efds.co.uk, 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (linlithgowgazette.co.uk, 11 Oct 2019)

US boxer Muhammad Ali. (benrowlings.com, 10 Oct 2014)

His family. (benrowlings.com, 10 Oct 2014)

Philosophy:

"Fail to prepare, prepare to fail." (cpteensuk.org, 09 Jul 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T34 (IPC, 23 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (cpteensuk.org, 09 Jul 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cpteensuk.org, 09 Jul 2014)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy as his umbilical cord was wrapped twice around his neck, constricting blood flow to the brain. "It affects all four of my limbs, my legs mainly. The messages from my brain do not reach my arms and legs properly, which causes problems with things like spatial awareness. My legs are in constant cramp due to my muscles always being tight. This makes walking around difficult so I use a wheelchair to get about." (benrowlings.com, 10 Oct 2014; cpteensuk.org, 09 Jul 2014)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/ben.rowlings
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BenRowlingsT34
https://instagram.com/benrowlings
https://twitter.com/BenRowlings
Athlete Website: https://www.benrowlings.co.uk

Legend

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

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