SIDBURY Daniel

Date of Birth: 3 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T54

Place of residence : ALMERIA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 400m - T54
	Men's 800m - T54
	Men's 1500m - T54	6
	Men's 5000m - T54

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 5000m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
2	1500m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	3:05.30
4	400m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	49.30
4	5000m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	10:58.35
6	800m - T54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	1:38.48

Danny (englandathletics.org, 14 May 2016)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Sutton & District [ENG] / Velocity Wheelchair-Racing [ENG]

Christine Parsloe, GBR

He first tried wheelchair racing at age eight in England. (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

He took part in wheelchair racing for a month at age eight before his family moved to Spain. He took up the sport again at age 20 after deciding to take part in the London Marathon, which was an item on his bucket list. "Instead of moving on to the next task on the list, I was completely hooked on the sport of wheelchair racing. I had met some incredible, interesting people and competed in some exciting races along the way to participating in my first marathon." (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

He trains six days a week, often twice a day. He does a combination of miles on the road, technique work on the track and weights in the gym. (thisislocallondon.co.uk, 29 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"My disability hasn't made me disabled." (Instagram profile, 21 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 27 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

Impairment Details
He contracted meningitis at age two, resulting in amputations of both legs below the knee by age five and multiple skin grafts. (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

General
TURNING POINT
He says decided to take the sport more seriously after being pleased with his early performances against more experienced athletes. "The defining moment for me was my first ever track competition at Stoke Mandeville Stadium [in England]. I was competing against athletes who were training six days a week, to my two days a week, and had competed for Great Britain at a world junior level. They had bespoke custom racing chairs designed exclusively for them, and yet, I was able to beat them. This filled me with confidence, and made me think, 'If I take this seriously, how far could I go?' I felt that I had found my true calling." (city-asset.co.uk, 06 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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