SKELHON Matt

Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH1

Place of residence : EVESHAM

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	16
	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1	2008	Beijing, CHN	704.9
2	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2012	London, GBR	706.4
3	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2012	London, GBR	693.2
7	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	100.8
11	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	632.1
18	R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2012	London, GBR	579
18	Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1	2008	Beijing, CHN	578
World Championships
1	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	253.2
1	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	251.4
1	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2014	Suhl, GER	209.5
2	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	254.3
2	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2014	Suhl, GER	211.3
3	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2010	Zagreb, CRO	704.6
4	Mixed R6 - 50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 - Team	2014	Suhl, GER	1822.6
5	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	183.3
6	Mixed R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Team	2014	Suhl, GER	1885.4
6	R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2010	Zagreb, CRO	688.2

Buzal [slang for 'mate' in his hometown of Peterborough, England]. (channel4.com, 14 Oct 2010)

Angling, building models and Lego, playing the Farming Simulator video game. (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2020; Anything but Footy podcast, 14 Jan 2021; Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel, 13 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

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He first tried shooting at age 11. He began competing in shooting Para sport at the 2006 Inter Spinal Unit Games in Stoke Mandeville, England. (rio.paralympics.org.uk, 2016)

He originally practised the sport as a hobby with his father. (rio.paralympics.org.uk, 2016)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Anything but Footy podcast, 14 Jan 2021)

He was named the 2014 Sportsman of the Year by the Peterborough Telegraph newspaper in England. (peterboroughtoday.co.uk, 30 Jan 2015)

General Interest

Classification
SH1, SG-S (IPC, 05 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (paralympic-games.2012.co.uk, 13 Jun 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympic-games.2012.co.uk, 13 Jun 2011)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as a result of a car accident in 2005. (paralympic-games.2012.co.uk, 13 Jun 2011; paralympic.org, 19 Jul 2017)

General
RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
After winning medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing [gold] and the 2012 Games in London [one silver, one bronze], he did not make the podium at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, and as a result considered retiring from shooting Para sport. "It has been difficult to even talk about what happened in Rio. I felt worse than after my accident in 2005 which put me in my wheelchair. I was depressed and had no motivation to shoot again. I was on the verge of quitting, and even after starting to train again I left many camps angry and ready to throw in the towel. As an athlete you sacrifice so much and train so hard for one competition on one day, and if that goes wrong you are screwed." (paralympic.org, 19 Jul 2017)

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Legend

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

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